Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Franklin v. Parke-Davis, Division of Warner-Lambert Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 25, 2001No. 96-CV-11651-PBSPublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
In this qui tam action under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729-33, Relator Dr. David Franklin alleges, among other things, that his former employer engaged in a fraudulent scheme to promote the sale of the drug Neurontin for “off-label” uses (i.e., uses other than those approved by the Food and Drug Administration) and that this illegal marketing campaign caused the submission of false claims to the Veterans Administration and to the federal government for Medicaid reimbursement. 1 The Defendant has moved for dismissal based on Relator’s…
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