( August 10, 2026, 10:03 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge granted in part and denied in part dismissal to physicians, a hospital and a hospitalist staffing group accused of violating the False Claims Act (FCA) and related California law by participating in a scheme of kickbacks for alleged unnecessary hospital admissions, dismissing most federal and state law claims while allowing retaliation claims against the staffing group and two of its physicians to proceed, finding that the relator adequately alleged causation, protected activity and employer knowledge for the retaliation claims against those defendants....