(September 28, 2023, 12:27 PM EDT) -- TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — An Alabama federal judge denied a motion by an orthopedic device manufacturer to certify for appeal an order denying summary judgment in relators’ suit asserting that the manufacturer violated the federal False Claims Act (FCA) by submitting for reimbursement to government health care programs claims for knee replacement devices it knew were defective, finding that the motion is untimely and will not likely shorten the litigation....