Suarez v. Abbvie, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. ) LAZARO SUAREZ, and on behalf of the ) STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., ) ) Plaintiff-Relator, ) ) v. ) Case No. 15 C 8928 ) ABBVIE INC. and ) Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer ABBOTT LABORATORIES, ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff-Relator Lazaro Suarez ("Relator"), a registered nurse, commenced this qui tam action under the False Claims Act (FCA),

31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-33, which establishes penalties for the submission of false claims for payment to federal health care programs.…