Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Rost v. Pfizer, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 15, 2007No. 06-2627PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Dr. Peter Rost filed this whistleblower action against Pfizer, Inc. and its subsidiary Pharmacia Corporation under the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., and analogous state statutes. The suit alleges that Pharmacia’s misconduct in marketing a human growth hormone, Genotropin, for uses unapproved by the Food and Drug Administration led to claims for reimbursement to the United States for unreimbursable, off-label drug prescriptions.
The district court rejected defendants’ argument that the suit be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction under 31 U.S.C.…
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