Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Hutcheson v. Blackstone Medical, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 12, 2010No. Civil Action 06-11771-WGYPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Relators Susan Hutcheson and Philip Brown (“Relators”) sued Blackstone Medical Inc., (“Blackstone”) in a qui tam action under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. (the “Act”). The claim arises out of Blackstone’s alleged nationwide fraudulent scheme to increase the use of its medical devices in spinal surgeries by payment of kickbacks to physicians in violation of the Medicare and Medicaid Patient Protection Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b) (the “Anti-Kickback Statute”). Relators allege that this fraudulent behavior caused the…
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