Higgins v. Boston Scientific Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA United States of America and the State of California, ex rel. Steven Higgins, Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 11-cv-2453 (JNE/TNL) ORDER Boston Scientific Corp., Defendant. On behalf of the United States and the State of California, Dr. Stephen Higgins brought this case against Boston Scientific Corporation (“BSC”) under the federal False Claims Act and its California analog. Dr. Higgins argues that BSC fraudulently induced the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to approve of two types of implantable defibrillators when BSC failed to disclose…