United States ex rel. Derrick v. Roche Diagnostics Corp.

Elaine E. Bucklo, United States District Judge

In this qui tam action, plaintiff-relator Crystal Derrick ("relator") sues her former employer Roche Diagnostics Corporation, and its affiliate Roche Diabetics Care, Inc., (collectively "Roche" or the "Roche defendants"),1 along with Humana, Inc., and Humana Pharmacy, Inc., (collectively "Humana" or the "Humana defendants"), alleging that they violated the False Claims Act ("FCA" or "the Act"), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 - 3733, by engaging in a business scheme in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute ("AKS"), 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b), and by retaliating…