United States ex rel. Wood v. Allergan, Inc.

Chin, Circuit Judge:

In this qui tam action, the relator, plaintiff-appellee John A. Wood, contends that defendant-appellant Allergan, Inc. ("Allergan"), a pharmaceutical company, violated the False Claims Act (the "FCA"), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. , through a kickback scheme that caused the United States (the "Government"), state governments, and the District of Columbia to make overpayments *166of Medicare, Medicaid, and other benefits.

Wood, however, was not the first relator to sue Allergan under the FCA based on this alleged scheme. Consequently, the district court (Furman, J. ) found that…