Strom Ex Rel. United States v. Scios, Inc.

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS

CHARLES R. BREYER, District Judge.

This case involves allegations by the United States that Defendants Scios Inc. and Johnson & Johnson (collectively, “Defendants”) fraudulently caused thousands of doctors to submit false claims for reimbursement under Medicare and other federally organized health programs. 1 The United States argues that this scheme violated the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1). Defendants move to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim and under Rule 9(b) for failure to make allegations with sufficient…