Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Kennedy v. Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 13, 2007No. 03 C 2750PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge.
Relators Katy Kennedy and Frank Ma-tos bring this qui tam 1 action on behalf of the United States and the State of Illinois under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. (FCA), and the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act, 740 ILCS 175/1 et seq. (IWRPA), against Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Phar-maNetics, Inc. Kennedy also brings a claim on her own behalf against Aventis, claiming retaliation under the FCA and IWRPA. Aventis and PharmaNeties have moved to dismiss relators’ amended complaint pursuant to…
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