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U.S. EX REL. WESTMORELAND v. AMGEN, INC.

Civil Action No. 06-10972-WGY.

707 F.Supp.2d 123 (2010)

The UNITED STATES of America; and The States of California, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, and Tennessee; and The Commonwealths of Massachusetts and Virginia; and The District of Columbia; ex. rel. Kassie WESTMORELAND, Plaintiffs, v. AMGEN, INC.; International Nephrology Network renamed Integrated Nephrology Network, a d/b/a of Dialysis Purchasing Alliance, Inc.; AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group; ASD Healthcare; and Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

April 23, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ann Burke, Ackil Massachusetts Attorney, Boston, MA, for Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Nathan J. Andrisani, Morgan Lewis, Meredith S. Auten, Eric W. Sitarchuk, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, James M. Becker, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Peter E. Ball, Ryan M. Cunningham, Sally & Fitch LLP, Boston, MA, David J. Kessler, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Thomas J. Sullivan, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA, for ASD Healthcare, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group, International Nephrology Network, Integrated Nephrology Network.

Jeffrey Baltruzak, Jocelyn D. Francoeur, Holland M. Tahvonen, McDermott Will & Emery, LLP, Chicago, IL, Steven F. Barley, Hogan & Hartson, LLP, Lauren S. Colton, Hogan & Hartson, Daniel A. Curto, Michael Kendall, Lauren M. Papenhausen, McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, Kirsten V. Mayer, Brien T. O'Connor, Ropes & Gray One International Place, Boston, MA, William L. Webber, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP, Washington, DC, Douglas E. Whitney, Morris, Nichols, Arsht, & Tunnell, Wilmington, DE, Joseph H. Young, Hogan & Hartson, LLP, Baltimore, MD, for Amgen Inc.

George S. Bell, III, Tennessee Attorney General's, North Nashville, TN, Peter M. Coughlan, Tennessee Attorney, Nashville, TN, for State of Tennessee.

Bryan A. Carey Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd Evans & Figel, PLLC, Jessica S. Champa, United States Department of Justice, Joseph S. Hall, Mark C. Hansen, Derek Tarn Ho, Jamil N. Jaffer, Silvija A. Strikis, Marc A. Wallenstein, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd Evans & Figel, PLLC, Washington, DC, Lawrence M. Isenberg, Charles F. Kester, Kester & Isenberg, Encino, CA, Shannon Kelley, United States Attorneys Office, Damian W. Wilmot, U.S. Attorney's Office, Boston, MA, for United States of America.

Joseph B. Chervin, Illinois Attorney General's Office, Chicago, IL, for State of Illinois.

Royston H. Delaney, Robert M. Thomas, Jr., Thomas & Associates, Boston, MA, Suzanne E. Durrell, Milton, MA, for United States of America, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Commonwealth of Virginia, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Indiana, State of Michigan, State of New Mexico, State of Tennessee.

Jane Drummey, North Washington, DC, for District of Columbia.

Carolyn T. Ellis, Margot P. Schoenborn, New York State Attorney, New York, NY, for State of New York.

Jessica L. Harlan, Indiana Attorney General's Office, Indianapolis, IN, for State of Indiana.

Mark Matus, Michigan Department of Attorney General, Lansing, MI, for State of Michigan.

Michael L. Parrish, Dawn S. Shigezawa, Office of the Attorney General, Honolulu, HI, for State of Hawaii.

Eliseo Z. Sisneros, California Department of Justice, San Diego, CA, for State of California.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

YOUNG, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Plaintiffs, Relator Kassie Westmoreland ("Relator") and several States, bring this action against the Defendants, Amgen, Inc. ("Amgen") and a group of affiliated enterprises including International Nephrology Network ("INN"); AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group ("ABSG"); ASD Healthcare ("ASD"); and AmerisourceBergen Corporation ("ABC") (collectively, the "ABC Defendants"), alleging...

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