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U.S. v. ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS L.P.

No. 13-1489.

769 F.3d 837 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, ex rel. Karl S. SCHUMANN, and on Behalf of the States of California, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia; Karl S. Schumann v. ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS L.P.; Astrazeneca LP; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Company; DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company Karl S. Schumann, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed: October 20, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Scott Simmer, Esquire , Paul M. Honigberg, Esquire , (argued), Thomas J. Poulin, Esquire , Blank Rome LLP, Washington, D.C. Stephen M. Orlofsky, Esquire , Nicholas C. Harbist, Esquire , Blank Rome LLP, Princeton, NJ, Counsel for Appellant.

Mark E. Haddad, Esquire , (argued), Collin P. Wedel, Esquire , Sidley Austin LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Michael P. Doss, Esquire , Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL, Counsel for Appellees AstraZeneca LP and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

Catherine E. Stetson, Esquire , (argued), Jessica L. Ellsworth, Esquire , David M. Ginn, Esquire , Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP, Washington, D.C. Thomas M. Gallagher, Esquire , Pepper Hamilton, Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellees Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, DuPont Pharmaceuticals, Company, and E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Company.

Before: GREENAWAY, JR., VANASKIE and ROTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

ROTH, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Karl S. Schumann, proceeding as a qui tam relator under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., and corresponding state laws, appeals the District Court's orders granting motions to dismiss by defendants Bristol-Meyers Squib Company, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, and DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company (together, BMS), and defendants AstraZeneca...

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