Legal Opinion
Hopper v. Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 4, 2009No. 08-15810PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Circuit Judge:
Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Unimed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., manufacture and market Marinol, a synthetic form of THC, a hallucinogenic compound found naturally in marijuana. Qui tam relators James Hopper and Colin Hutto allege that Solvay engaged in an off-label marketing campaign to increase sales of Marinol for purposes not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. The relators sought recovery on behalf of the United States pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., for claims paid by government health…
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