Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Witkin v. Medtronic, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 23, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 11-10790-DPWPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*265MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DOUGLAS P. WOODLOCK, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Relator Adam Witkin brings this qui tarn action against Medtronic, Inc. — and its wholly-owned subsidiary • Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. (collectively, “Medtronic”)-as a relator on behalf of the United States, 26 individual states and the District of Columbia. He alleges violations of the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 Ú.S.C. § 3729 et seq., as well as violations of the PCAs of those states and the'District of Columbia. Witkin also seeks relief under federal and state law for allegedly retaliatory discharge. Medtronic moves…
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