United States Ex Rel. Foster v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

THAD HEARTFIELD, District Judge.

Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Relator’s Complaint and Mem orandum of Points and Authorities in Support [Clerk’s Docket No. 22], filed December 13, 2007. Having considered the motion, the responsive briefs, the record and the applicable law, the Court enters the following order.

I. Factual & Procedural Background

Relator John David Foster (“Relator” or “Foster”) brings this qui tam action against Defendant Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (“Defendant” or “BMS”), alleging violations of the Federal False Claims Act 1 (the…