U.S. EX REL. MERENA v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORP.

Nos. Civ.A. 93-5974, Civ.A. 95-6953, Civ.A. 95-6551.

52 F.Supp.2d 420 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, ex rel. Robert J. MERENA, Plaintiff, v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION, Smithkline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, Inc., Defendants. United States of America, ex rel. Glenn Grossenbacher, and Charles W. Robinson, Jr., Plaintiffs, v. Smithkline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, Inc., Defendant. United States of America, ex rel. Kevin J. Spear, The Berkeley Community Law Center, Jack Dowden, Plaintiffs, v. Smithkline Beecham Laboratories, Inc., Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

April 8, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell B. Kinner, James E. Ward, Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, for USA.

Marc S. Raspanti, David Laigaie, Miller Alfano & Raspanti, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for Robert J. Merena, Plaintiff.

John Clark, Rand J. Riklin, San Antonio, TX, for Robinson & Grossenbacher, Plaintiffs.

Thomas H. Lee, II, Dechert, Price & Rhoads, Philadelphia, PA, for Smithkline Beecham Corporation, defendant.


OPINION

VanARTSDALEN, Senior District Judge.

A. BACKGROUND

1. Preliminary

The basic remaining issue for determination in this complex litigation is the amount to be awarded to the qui tam relators as their share in the proceeds obtained from the defendants in the settlement of the qui tam Civil Actions 93-5974 (Merena action), 95-6953 (Robinson action) and 95-6551 (Spear action). The Government...

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