Lone Star National Bank and its founder convinced a Texas federal court to dismiss claims they billed the government in violation of the False Claims Act by engaging in a kickback scheme.
Donna Mendez and Selina Rushing alleged that defendant Alonzo Cantu, founder of the bank and director of Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Ltd., unlawfully took doctors to professional basketball games and provided them with loans so they would refer patients to Doctors Hospital.
But the FCA’s public disclosure bar required dismissal of claims against the bank and Cantu because the whistleblowers based their claims on several news articles, Judge ...
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