BENNETT v. BAYER CORPORATION

Not for Publication UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. CHARLES L. BENNETT, Civil Action No.: 17-4188 (ES) (JBC) Plaintiff-Relator, OPINION v. BAYER CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. SALAS, DISTRICT JUDGE In this qui tam action, Relator Charles L. Bennett sues Defendants Bayer Corporation and Merck & Co., Inc. (together, “Bayer”), and Defendant Johnson & Johnson Corporation (“J&J”)1 alleging claims under the False Claims Act (“FCA”),

31 U.S.C. § 3729

et seq. and similar state laws (D.E. No. 59 (“Second Amended Complaint” or “SAC”)). Relator claims…