Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Wenzel v. Pfizer, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 25, 2012No. Civil No. 10-11702-NMGPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GORTON, District Judge.
Qui tam plaintiff/relator Michael Wenzel brought this action on behalf of the United States and 23 state governments pursuant to the federal False Claims Act and several state law equivalents. The United States and all 23 state governments determined not to intervene, at which point the relator moved voluntarily to dismiss the Complaint and to maintain the seal over all pleadings filed in this action. The motion to dismiss is unopposed and will be allowed. Conversely, the motion to seal is opposed and warrants further discussion.
*219 I.Background
A. The…
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