Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Erin E. Murphy (argued), M. Sean Royall , Olivia Adendorff , Kasdin M. Mitchell , and James Y. Xi , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, D.C., for Defendants-Appellants Allergan, Inc.; Allergan USA, Inc.; Allergan Sales, LLC; and Forest Laboratories Holdings, Ltd.
Andrew Hoffman II (argued), Matthew Holian , Courtney Saleski , and Lianna Bash , DLA Piper LLP (U.S.), Los Angeles, California, for Defendants-Appellants Adamas Pharma LLC, and Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Tejinder Singh (argued), Goldstein & Russell P.C., Bethesda, Maryland; Nicomedes Sy Herrera and Bret D. Hembd , Herrera Kennedy LLP, Oakland, California; Warren T. Burns and Christopher J. Cormier , Burns Charest LLP, Dallas, Texas; for Plaintiffs-Appellees.
Jeffrey S. Bucholtz and Jeremy M. Bylund , King & Spalding LLP, Washington, D.C.; Andrew R. Varcoe and Paul V. Lettow , U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C.; James C. Stansel and Melissa B. Kimmel , Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America; for Amici Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
Gordon D. Todd , Kimberly A. Leaman , Christopher S. Ross , Alaric R. Smith , and Katy (Yin Yee) Ho , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C.; Jack E. Pace III , Peter J. Carney , and Kevin M. Bolan , White & Case LLP, New York, New York; for Amici Curiae Johnson & Johnson and BTG International Ltd.
Justin T. Berger , Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP, Burlingame, California; Jacklyn DeMar , Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund, Washington, D.C.; for Amicus Curiae Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund.
Alexandra H. Moss , Public Interest Patent Law Institute, La Quinta, California, for Amicus Curiae Public Interest Patent Law Institute.
Before: Ronald M. Gould, Mark J. Bennett, and Ryan D. Nelson, Circuit Judges.
OPINION
GOULD, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-Appellants ("Appellants") challenge the district court's denial of their motion to dismiss relator Zachary Silbersher's qui tam action. In his qui tam action, Silbersher alleged that Appellants violated the False Claims Act (FCA). Silbersher contended that Appellants fraudulently obtained...
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