Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Tap Pharmaceutical Products, Inc.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 31, 2011PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION re POST-TRIAL MOTIONS of the COMMONWEALTH of PENNSYLVANIA and JOHNSON & JOHNSON DEFENDANTS
OPINION BY
Judge SIMPSON.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.BACKGROUND .1121
A. Opening.1121
B. Parties.1122
1. Plaintiff Agencies .1122
a. DPW/Pennsylvania Medicaid.1122
b. Department of Aging/P ACE.1123
2. Johnson & Johnson Defendants.1124
C. Procedural History.1126
II. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: INFLATED “PRICES”.1129
A WAC and AWP Generally.1129
B. AWP System and Confusion — Findings.1130
C. CPL Violation.1134
1. Tendency to Deceive.1134
2. Materiality.1134
3. ’’Government Knowledge”.1134
a. Generally.1134
b. ’’Government…
2Cases cited105 opinions
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- New Hampshire v. MaineSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Armstrong County Memorial Hospital v. Department of Public Welfare of PennsylvaniaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- Aetna Inc. v. Insys Therapeutics, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2018
- State v. Abbott LaboratoriesWisconsin Supreme Court · 2012
- Montgomery County v. MERSCORP, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2012
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