Legal Opinion

Mason v. Medline Industries, Inc.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided February 18, 2010No. Civil Action 07 C 5615PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SUZANNE B. CONLON, District Judge.

Relator Sean Mason brings this qui tam action against his former employer, Med-line Industries, Inc., and Its affiliated not-for-profit corporation, the Medline Foundation (collectively, “Medline”), asserting violations of the False Claims Act (the “FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1) and (2). 1 Medline moves to dismiss the second amended complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b) and 12(b)(6). For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied.

BACKGROUND

Medline is one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Tamayo v. BlagojevichCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  4. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Concentra Health Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  5. Gibson v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. State v. Apotex Corp.Utah Supreme Court · 2012
  2. US Ex Rel. Bennett v. Medtronic, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2010
  3. Goldberg v. Rush University Medical CenterDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2013
  4. United States Ex Rel. Feldman v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2011
  5. United States Ex Rel. Carpenter v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2010

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