United States ex rel. Stinson, Lyons, Gerlin & Bustamante v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

OPINION

WOLIN, District Judge.

Plaintiff, the law firm of Stinson, Lyons, Gerlin & Bustamante (“the law firm”), has commenced this suit under the qui tam1 provisions of the False Claims Act, (“the FCA”) 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b) et seq. The law firm seeks damages and civil penalties arising from alleged false statements and claims made by defendant, The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential”) in violation of the FCA. Defendant has moved for dismissal of the complaint, or in the alternative, for summary judgment. For the following reasons, the Court will dismiss the complaint for lack…