Legal Opinion
Laurie Simpson v. Bayer Healthcare
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 15, 2013No. 12-2979PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Laurie Simpson appeals the dismissal of the qui tam action she brought against Bayer Healthcare under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733. Simpson alleged Bayer defrauded the United States government through its marketing and sale of the cholesterol-lowering drug Baycol. She claimed Bayer fraudulently caused the government to make reimbursements for Baycol prescriptions through federal health insurance programs such as Medicare and Medicaid; she also claimed Bayer fraudulently induced the Department of Defense (DoD) to enter into two contracts for the…
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