Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Merena v. Smithkline Beecham Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 8, 1998No. Civ.A. 93-5974, Civ.A. 95-6953, Civ.A. 95-6551PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VanARTSDALEN, Senior District Judge.
A. BACKGROUND
1. Preliminary
The basic remaining issue for determination in this complex litigation is the amount to be awarded to the qui tam relators as their share in the proceeds obtained from the defendants in the settlement of the qui tam Civil Actions 93-5974 (Merena action), 95-6958 (Robinson action) and 95-6551 (Spear action). The Government, with the consent of all of the qui tam relators in the three enumerated actions, settled and dismissed with prejudice all three actions that had been filed by the qui tam relators against the defendants,…
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3Cited by11 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Alderson v. Quorum Health Group, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2001
- United States Ex Rel. Merena v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2000
- United States Ex Rel. Bogart v. King PharmaceuticalsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- United States ex rel. Shea v. Verizon Communications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
- United States Ex Rel. Fox v. Northwest Nephrology AssociatesDistrict Court, E.D. Washington · 2000
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