Connecticut Surgeon’s Bid to Revive Retaliation Suit Rejected

A Connecticut surgeon failed to show that her suit against Orange Regional Medical Center and others alleging retaliation in violation of the False Claims Act should be reinstated, the Second Circuit said Tuesday.

Tahira F. Mirza alleged that the defendants violated the FCA by firing her for calling attention to alleged “upcoding” billing practices which constituted Medicare and Medicaid fraud.

But Mirza didn’t challenge a district court’s holding that her FCA claims failed due in part to a lack of evidence showing a causal connection between protected activity under the FCA and adverse actions by the defendants, the US Court ...