Dismissal Denied As To 1 Relator In FCA Medicare Fraud Suit Against Walgreens

( June 7, 2024, 1:55 PM EDT) -- MIAMI — A Florida federal judge denied in part Walgreens’ motion to dismiss a qui tam action filed against it by relators alleging False Claims Act (FCA) violations related to Medicare fraud, finding that the case should be dismissed under the public disclosure bar as to a relator later added to the case, but there is “no reason to dismiss” regarding the original relator....