Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissed FCA Case against Walmart involving Opiate Prescription Allegations
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dismissed a relator-pharmacist’s False Claim Act case, holding that the pharmacist’s claims, largely based on a stolen Medical Expenses Summary, lacked merit. In U.S. ex. rel. Sheoran v. Wal-Mart Stores East, the court dismissed all claims brought by a pharmacist against his former employer Walmart, including alleged violations of the FCA, the Michigan Medicaid False Claims Act, and the retaliation provisions of the FCA. The opinion contains several key insights about the pleading standard required for FCA claims.
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