UNITED STATES v. FACTEAU

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reid H. Weingarten , with whom William Hassler , Shannen W. Coffin , Bruce C. Bishop , Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Michael Pineault , and Anderson & Krieger LLP were on brief, for appellant William Facteau.

Frank A. Libby, Jr. , with whom Brian J. Sullivan , and Libby Hoopes Brooks, P.C. were on brief, for appellant Patrick Fabian.

Randall E. Kromm , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Nathaniel R. Mendell , Acting United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Joel Kurtzberg , Adam S. Mintz , John S. MacGregor , Jason Rozbruch , Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, Cory L. Andrews , John M. Masslon II , and Washington Legal Foundation on brief for Washington Legal Foundation, amicus curiae.

Douglas Hallward-Driemeier , Kelli B. Combs , Joan McPhee , Ropes & Gray LLP, Paul E. Kalb , Coleen Klasmeier , Erika L. Maley , and Sidley Austin LLP on brief for Amgen Inc., Biosplice Therapeutics, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline LLC, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporations, and Pfizer Inc., amici curiae.

Jeffrey S. Bucholtz , Michael R. Pauzé , John C. Richter , Alexander Kazam , and King & Spalding LLP on brief for Howard Root, amicus curiae.

Jeffrey L. Handwerker , Elisabeth S. Theodore , Samuel F. Callahan , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, James C. Stansel , Melissa B. Kimmel , and Kelly Goldberg on brief for Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, amicus curiae.

Jeffrey L. Handwerker , Elisabeth S. Theodore , Samuel F. Callahan , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Daryl Joseffer , Andrew R. Varcoe , and U.S. Chamber Litigation Center on brief for Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, amicus curiae.

Before Gelpí, Lipez, and Thompson, Circuit Judges.