U.S. v. RX DEPOT, INC.

No. 05-5003.

438 F.3d 1052 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant, v. RX DEPOT, INC., corporation; Rx of Canada, LLC, corporation; Carl Moore, individual; David Peoples, individual, Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellees. Washington Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

February 22, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Reiling Freeman, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice (Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, David E. O'Meilia, United States Attorney, Scott R. McIntosh, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Alex M. Azar II, General Counsel, Sheldon T. Bradshaw, Chief Counsel, Food and Drug Division, Gerald F. Masoudi, Acting Chief Counsel, Food and Drug Division, Eric M. Blumberg, Deputy Chief Counsel, Litigation, Michael M. Levy, Associate Chief Counsel for Enforcement, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the General Counsel, Of Counsel, with him on the briefs), Washington, D.C., for Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant.

Fred E. Stoops, Sr. (E. Diane Hinkle, with him on the brief), Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellees.

Daniel J. Popeo, Richard A. Samp, Counsel of Record, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, D.C., filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellees.

Before HENRY, McWILLIAMS and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. Introduction

Appellees Rx Depot, Inc., Rx of Canada, LLC, Carl Moore, and David Peoples (collectively "Rx Depot") facilitated the sale of prescription drugs from Canada to customers in the United States. The United States brought suit against Rx Depot, alleging its business practices violated provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act ("FDCA"), 21 U.S.C. §§ 301-397. Rx Depot admitted to violating...

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