Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Wilson v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 27, 2014No. B252073PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHANEY, Acting P. J,
This proceeding arises out of a qui tarn action against Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. to impose civil penalties for violation of the Insurance Fraud Prevention Act (IFPA), Insurance Code section 1871 et seq. The relators allege Bristol-Myers employed runners and cappers to induce physicians to prescribe its drugs to their patients.
*586The California Insurance Commissioner and related petitioners seek a writ of mandate challenging a summary adjudication order in which the trial court concluded that proof of liability under Insurance Code section 1871.7 requires (1) that a…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co.California Supreme Court · 2001
- Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States Ex Rel. StevensSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- In Re Tobacco II CasesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2009
- Engalla v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1997
- Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1997
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Gilmore v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A.District Court, N.D. California · 2014
- City of Modesto v. Dow Chem. Co., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
- People ex rel. Allstate Ins. Co. v. Suh, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
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