U.S. EX REL. KIEFF v. WYETH

Civil Action Nos. 03-12366-DPW, 06-11724-DPW

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., ex rel. LAUREN KIEFF, Plaintiffs, v. WYETH, Defendant. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., ex rel. WILLIAM LACORTE, Plaintiffs, v. WYETH, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

December 4, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

United States of America, ex rel., Plaintiff, represented by Andy J. Mao , U.S. Department of Justice, Brian Perez-Daple , United States Attorney's Office, Gregg D. Shapiro , Office of the United States Attorney, Kriss Basil , United States Attorney's Office MA & Sanjay M. Bhambhani , U.S. Department of Justice.

Lauren Kieff, Plaintiff, represented by Jonathan Shapiro , Stern, Shapiro, Weissberg & Garin, Casey M Preston , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Gary L. Azorsky , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, PLLC, Jeanne A. Markey , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, P.L.L.C & Raymond M. Sarola , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Plaintiff, represented by Casey H. Groff , Attorney General's Office & Steven T. Sharobem , Office of the Attorney General.

State of California, Plaintiff, represented by Adelina O. Berumen , California Department of Justice, Brian V. Frankel , California Attorney General's Office, Lora Martin , Office of the Attorney General & Randy Glaser , Office of the Attorney General.

District of Columbia, Plaintiff, represented by Jane Drummey , District of Columbia Attorney General's Office & Paul Gallagher , District of Columbia Attorney General's Office.

State of Delaware, Plaintiff, represented by Tiphanie P. Miller , Office of the Delaware Attorney General.

State of Florida, Plaintiff, represented by Kathleen Von Hoene , Office of Attorney General & Michael J Karpinski , Florida Office of the Attorney General.

State of Illinois, Plaintiff, represented by Patrick J. Keenan , Illinois Attorney General's Office & Joseph B. Chervin , Illinois Attorney General's Office.

State of Indiana, Plaintiff, represented by Jessica L. Harlan-York , Indiana Attorney General's Office.

State of Louisiana, Plaintiff, represented by Mary E Hunley , Attorney General's Office & Nicholas J. Diez , Louisiana Department of Justice.

State of Michigan, Plaintiff, represented by Deborah J. Harper , Attorney General's Office.

State of Nevada, Plaintiff, represented by Mark Kemberling , Nevada Attorney General's Office.

State of New York, Plaintiff, represented by Carolyn T. Ellis , New York State Attorney General's Office.

State of Tennessee, Plaintiff, represented by George S. Bell, III , Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Peter M. Coughlan , Tennessee Attorney General's Office & Mary E. McCullohs , Tennessee Attorney General's Office.

State of Texas, Plaintiff, represented by Kerry Muldowney Ascher , Attorney Gerneral's of Texas & Susan J. Arenella , Office of the Texas Attorney General.

State of Virginia, Plaintiff, represented by Kimberly M. Bolton , Virginia Attorney General's Office & William Clay Garrett , Commonwealth of Virginia Attorney General's Office.

State of Wisconsin, Plaintiff, represented by Katie M. Wilson , Office of the Attorney General.

State of Hawaii, Plaintiff, represented by Michael L. Parrish , Office of the Attorney General & Dawn S. Shigezawa , Hawaii Attorney General's Offfice.

State of Kentucky, Plaintiff, represented by John Hamlet , Office of the Attorney General, Travis Mayo , Kentucky Atttornery General's Office & Tad Thomas , Thomas & Lyon, LLC.

State of Connecticut, Plaintiff, represented by Joshua L Jackson , Connecticut Attorney General's Office & Robert B. Teitelman , State of Connecticut.

State of Colorado, Plaintiff, represented by George A Codding , Attorney General's Office & Joan Elaine Smith , Colorado Dept. of Law.

State of Kansas, Plaintiff, represented by Loren F Snell, Jr. , Attorney General's Offce.

State of Maine, Plaintiff, represented by Valerie A Wright , Maine Office of the Attorney General.

State of Maryland, Plaintiff, represented by Shelly Martin , Maryland Office of the Attorney General.

State of Minnesota, Plaintiff, represented by Chuck Roehrdanz , Minnesota Attorney General's Office, Jennifer J Hasbargen , Attorney General's Offce & Peter D Magnuson , Office of the Attorney General.

State of Nebraska, Plaintiff, represented by Vicki L Adams , Nebraska Department of Justice.

State of New Jersey, Plaintiff, represented by John Krayniak , Attorney General's Offce.

State of North Carolina, Plaintiff, represented by F. Edward Kirby, Jr. , Attorney General's Office & Steven K McCallister , Attorney General's Office.

State of Oregon, Plaintiff, represented by Rodney K Hopkinson , Attorney General's Office.

State of Oklahoma, Plaintiff, represented by Niki S. Batt , Oklahoma Office of Attorney General.

State of Rhode Island, Plaintiff, represented by Genevieve M. Allaire Johnson , Rhode Island Attorney General's Office & James F Dube , Attorney General's Office.

State of South Carolina, Plaintiff, represented by Charles William Gambrell, Jr. , South Carolina Attorney General's Office.

State of South Dakota, Plaintiff, represented by Paul Cremer , Attorney General's Office.

State of Utah, Plaintiff, represented by Robert C. Morton , Attorney General's Office.

State of Vermont, Plaintiff, represented by Steven J. Monde , Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit & Linda A Purdy , Attorney General's Offce.

State of Washington, Plaintiff, represented by Carrie L. Bashaw , Washington State Attorney General's Office.

State of Wyoming, Plaintiff, represented by Melissa R. Theriault , Wyoming Attorney General's Office.

State of Arkansas, Plaintiff, represented by Jay Shue , Arkansas Office of Attorney General & Jeanette L Hamilton , Senior Assistant Attorney General.

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Defendant, represented by Alicia Giglio Suarez , Rope & Gray LLP, Brien T. O'Connor , Ropes & Gray, Michael S. Casey , Ropes & Gray LLP, Colleen A Conry , Ropes & Gray LLP, David J. Derusha , Ropes & Gray LLP, Douglas Hallward-Driemeier , Ropes & Gray LLP, Emily J. Derr , Ropes & Gray, Harvey J. Wolkoff , Ropes & Gray & John P. Bueker , Ropes & Gray.

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Amicus, represented by John A. Freedman , Arnold & Porter LLP & Jeffrey L. Handwerker , Arnold & Porter LLP.


MEMORANDUM

The government seeks damages in these civil cases under the Federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733. The Act provides that "a subpena (sic) requiring the attendance of a witness at a trial or hearing being conducted under [the False Claims Act provision for civil claims...

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