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United States Ex Rel. Clausen v. Laboratory Corp. of America, Inc.

11th CircuitMay 9, 2002No. 01-13312Cited 449 times
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Case Details

Judge(s)
Barkett, Hull, Kravitch
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
appeal

Related Laws

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Claim Types

Whistleblower

Outcome

The appellate court affirmed the district court's dismissal of the plaintiff's False Claims Act complaint for failure to plead fraud with sufficient particularity under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b), finding that the plaintiff did not adequately allege specific false claims actually submitted to the government.

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