( April 15, 2025, 2:54 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 14 affirmed a lower court ruling dismissing a qui tam suit alleging violations of the False Claims Act (FCA) against Zocdoc Inc., an internet-based company that enables individuals to search for medical providers, finding that the lower court correctly dismissed the suit and that the complaint failed to allege that Zocdoc acted with the scienter required under the FCA and the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) in assessing a booking fee for medical providers....