Gardner v. Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ex rel. RICHARD GARDNER, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 17-cv-00464 (APM) ) VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Relator Richard Gardner alleges that Defendant Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. caused the submission of numerous false claims to the Medicare and Medicaid programs by promoting and marketing two of its drugs, Fanapt and Hetlioz, for off-label uses. Relator…