Ribik v. Manor Care Inc. et al

Filing 394

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Claude M. Hilton on 08/10/2017. (dvanm, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
et al., ex rel. CHRISTINE A.
RIBIK,
Plaintiffs,

Civil Action No. 1:09-cv-00013

V.

HCR MANORCARE, INC., et aJ.,
Defendants.

Memorandum Opinion

THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendants' Motion to

Dismiss pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1),
12(b)(6), and 9(b).

Relator

therapist

Patrick

Gerard

assistant,

who

Carson

was

hired

(''Carson")

by

HCR

is

a

physical

ManorCare,

Inc.

("Defendant") in 2005. He was fired in November 2009. Defendants
claim that Carson was fired because he changed a plan of care,
which

is

a

violation

of

the

Pennsylvania

Practice

Act

for

Physical Therapy. Carson admits that he changed the plan of
care. During his employment with Defendants, Carson only worked
at the nursing facility in Yeadon, Pennsylvania.