UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Robert J. MERENA
v.
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION
United States of America, Appellant.
United States of America ex rel. Kevin J. Spear; The Berkeley Community Law Center; Jack Dowden
v.
SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, Inc.
United States of America, Appellant.
United States of America ex rel. Glenn Grossenbacher; Charles W. Robinson, Jr.
v.
SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, Inc.
United States of America, Appellant.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued: March 5, 1999.
Opinion Filed: February 29, 2000.
As Amended April 21, 2000.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Douglas N. Letter, Freddi Lipstein (argued), Joan E. Hartman, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Washington, D.C., for Appellant United States of America.
Marc S. Raspanti (argued), Miller, Alfano & Raspanti, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee Robert J. Merena.
Thomas H. Lee, II, Dechert, Price & Rhoads, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee Smithkline Beecham.
Normand F. Pizza, Nyda S. Brook, Christopher J. Shenfield, Brook, Pizza, & Van Loon, New Orleans, LA, for Appellee William, St. John & LaCorte.
John E. Clark, Goode, Casseb & Jones, San Antonio TX, for Appellees Charles W. Robinson, Jr., and Glenn Grossenbacher.
Peter W. Chatfield, Phillips & Cohen, Washington, DC, for Appellees Kevin J. Spear, Berkeley Community Law Center, and Jack Dowden.
Carol S. Dew, Dew & Smith, Monroe, GA, for Appellee Jeffrey Clausen.
Lisa R. Hovelson, Taxpayers Against Fraud, Washington D.C., for Amicus Curiae Taxpayers Against Fraud, The False Claims Act Legal Center.
Daniel Popeo, Paul D. Kamenar, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation.
Before: ALITO, McKEE, and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALITO, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, the United States challenges the District Court's decision to award a group of qui tam relators approximately $52 million of the government's settlement with defendant SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories of a variety of claims under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. For the reasons explained below, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
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