Legal Opinion
United States v. University of Massachusetts
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 3, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:13-CV-40066-TSHPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON THE UNITED STATES’ MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION (Docket No. 106), UMASS’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER (Docket No. 107), AND THE COMMONWEALTH’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER (Docket No. 109)
HILLMAN, DISTRICT JUDGE
Background
Michael A. Willette brought this qui tam False Claims Act (FCA) suit, on behalf of the United States and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, against the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMass) and the estate of Leo Villani. Willette alleged that UMass and Villani violated the FCA, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, and the Massachusetts False Claims Act…
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