Arthur v. THD America, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND UNITED STATES ex rel. AMBER ARTHUR, Relator, v. Civil No. ELH-16-2571 THD AMERICA, INC., Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION In this qui tam action,1 filed on July 14, 2016, the Relator, Amber Arthur, sued her former employer, THD America, Inc. (“THD”), pursuant to the False Claims Act (“FCA”),

31 U.S.C. §§ 3728

et seq. See ECF 1 (“Complaint”). Relator also sued THD S.p.A., the parent company of THD America, Inc., and five doctors. ECF 1, ¶¶ 10–15.2 At the relevant time, THD sold “medical devices and services to distributors that have…