Legal Opinion
Smith v. C.R. Bard, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided August 9, 2010No. 3-09-0139PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WILLIAM J. HAYNES, JR., District Judge.
Plaintiff, Michael Smith, a Tennessee citizen, filed this action under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343 and under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the federal diversity statute, against Defendant, C.R. Bard, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, asserting claims of retaliatory discharge under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(h), (“FCA”), the Tennessee Public Protection Act, Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-1-304, (“TPPA”), Tennessee common law, and the Tennessee False Claims Act, Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-18-105, (“TFCA”). The gravamen of Plaintiffs claims is that Defendant…
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