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

Civil Action No. 06-10972-WGY.

738 F.Supp.2d 267 (2010)

The UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Kassie WESTMORELAND, Plaintiff, v. AMGEN, INC.; International Nephrology Network renamed Integrated Nephrology Network, a d/b/a of Dialysis Purchasing Alliance, Inc.; and ASD Healthcare, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

September 20, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan A. Carey , Derek Tam Ho , Jamil N. Jaffer , Joseph S. Hall , Marc A. Wallenstein , Mark C. Hansen , Andrew C. Shen , Kiran S. Raj , Silvija A. Strikis , Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd Evans & Figel, PLLC, Jessica S. Champa , United States Department of Justice, Jane Drummey , District of Columbia Attorney General's Office, Washington, DC, Charles F. Kester , Lawrence M. Isenberg , Kester & Isenberg, Encino, CA, Robert M. Thomas, Jr. , Thomas & Associates, Royston H. Delaney , Shannon Kelley , United States Attorneys Office, Ann Burke Ackil , Massachusetts Attorney General Office, Boston, MA, Suzanne E. Durrell , Durrell Law Office, Milton, MA, Eliseo Z. Sisneros , California Department of Justice, San Diego, CA, Dawn S. Shigezawa , Hawaii Attorney General's Office, Michael L. Parrish , Office of the Attorney General, Honolulu, HI, Joseph B. Chervin , Illinois Attorney General's Office, Chicago, IL, Jessica L. Harlan , Indiana Attorney General's Office, Indianapolis, IN, Mark Matus , Michigan Department of Attorney General, East Lansing, MI, George S. Bell, III , Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Nashville, TN, Tracey D.S. Sanders , Virginia Office of the Attorney General, Richmond, VA, Carolyn T. Ellis , New York State Attorney General's Office, New York, NY, Margot P. Schoenborn , New York State Attorney General, Buffalo, NY, for Plaintiff.

Brien T. O'Connor , Kirsten V. Mayer , William J. Dunn , Ropes & Gray, One International Place, Peter E. Ball , Ryan M. Cunningham , Sally & Fitch LLP, Boston, MA, David S. Rosenbloom , Douglas E. Whitney , Holland M. Tahvonen , Jeffrey Baltruzak, Michael Kendall , Daniel A. Curto , Jocelyn D. Francoeur , Joshua T. Buchman , Lauren M. Papenhausen , Matthew Jacobs , William Diaz , McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Chicago, IL, Lauren S. Colton , Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP, Baltimore, MD, William L. Webber , Law Office of William L. Webber, LLC, Bethesda, MD, David J. Kessler , Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Eric W. Sitarchuk , Jennifer L. Dereka , Matthew J.D. Hogan , Meredith S. Auten , Nathan J. Andrisani , Thomas J. Sullivan , Bethany N. Wong , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, James M. Becker , Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM

YOUNG, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Relator Kassie Westmoreland ("Relator") brings her Fourth Amended Complaint against Amgen, Inc. ("Amgen"), International Nephrology Network ("INN"), and ASD Healthcare ("ASD") (collectively, the "Defendants"), alleging that the Defendants violated the federal False Claims Act. The Defendants move to dismiss Relator's Fourth Amended Complaint.

A. Procedural Posture

Relator...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases