U.S. EX REL. POLANSKY v. PFIZER, INC.

No. 04 Civ. 0704 (BMC).

914 F.Supp.2d 259 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, et al. ex rel. Dr. Jesse POLANSKY, Plaintiff, v. PFIZER, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

November 15, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirk E. Chapman , Milberg LLP, Frederick M. Morgan, Morgan Verkamo LLC, for Plaintiff.

Mark Steven Cheffo , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER

COGAN, District Judge.

Before the Court is defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's Fifth Amended Complaint in this qui tam action under the False Claims Act ("FCA") 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. Plaintiff alleges that Pfizer has engaged in an illegal marketing campaign for its popular statin Lipitor. According to plaintiff, defendant misrepresented the patient...

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