United States ex rel. Bierman v. Orthofix International, N.V.

ORDER

RYA W. ZOBEL, District Judge.

Plaintiff-relator Jeffrey J. Bierman brought this qui tam action on behalf of the United States and several state and municipal entities alleging that numerous defendants, including EBI and DJO,1 violated the federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729; the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b); and various state and local fraud laws that closely mirror the False Claims Act.2 The allega*417tions all relate to reimbursement claims that the defendants submitted to Medicare for purchases of their bone growth stimulator devices. The federal government…