Legal Opinion
Massachusetts v. Schering-Plough Corp.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 27, 2011No. Civil Action 03-11865-PBSPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts claims that Schering-Plough Corporation, Sehering Corporation, and Warrick Pharmaceuticals Corporation caused the Massachusetts Medicaid Program to overpay for the generic drug Albuterol by fraudulently inflating the “Wholesale Acquisition Cost” (“WAC”) of the drug. The Commonwealth argues that the spreads between defendants’ reported prices and “true” WACs ranged from 100% to 700%. Albuterol is a drug used to prevent and treat respiratory problems caused by lung diseases such as asthma.
After a lengthy…
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