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U.S. EX REL. GALMINES v. NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION

Civil Action No. 06-3213.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rel. DONALD R. GALMINES, et al., Plaintiffs, v. NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

June 13, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA EX REL. DONALD R. GALMINES, Plaintiff, represented by FREDERICK M. MORGAN , MORGAN VERKAMP LLC & MARC P. WEINGARTEN , LOCKS LAW FIRM.

NEVADA, Plaintiff, represented by ELIZABETH VALENTINE , ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, FREDERICK M. MORGAN , MORGAN VERKAMP LLC & MARC P. WEINGARTEN , LOCKS LAW FIRM.

INDIANA, Plaintiff, represented by FREDERICK M. MORGAN , MORGAN VERKAMP LLC & MARC P. WEINGARTEN , LOCKS LAW FIRM.

HAWAII, Plaintiff, represented by ELIZABETH VALENTINE , ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, FREDERICK M. MORGAN , MORGAN VERKAMP LLC & MARC P. WEINGARTEN , LOCKS LAW FIRM.

ILLINOIS, Plaintiff, represented by ELIZABETH VALENTINE , ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, FREDERICK M. MORGAN , MORGAN VERKAMP LLC & MARC P. WEINGARTEN , LOCKS LAW FIRM.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Plaintiff, represented by ELIZABETH VALENTINE , ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, FREDERICK M. MORGAN , MORGAN VERKAMP LLC & MARC P. WEINGARTEN , LOCKS LAW FIRM.

MICHIGAN, Plaintiff, represented by ELIZABETH VALENTINE , ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, FREDERICK M. MORGAN , MORGAN VERKAMP LLC & MARC P. WEINGARTEN , LOCKS LAW FIRM.

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, Plaintiff, represented by ELIZABETH VALENTINE , ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, FREDERICK M. MORGAN , MORGAN VERKAMP LLC & MARC P. WEINGARTEN , LOCKS LAW FIRM.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Plaintiff, represented by ELIZABETH VALENTINE , ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, FREDERICK M. MORGAN , MORGAN VERKAMP LLC & MARC P. WEINGARTEN , LOCKS LAW FIRM.

LOUISIANA, Plaintiff, represented by FREDERICK M. MORGAN , MORGAN VERKAMP LLC & MARC P. WEINGARTEN , LOCKS LAW FIRM.

TENNESSEE, Plaintiff, represented by FREDERICK M. MORGAN , MORGAN VERKAMP LLC & MARC P. WEINGARTEN , LOCKS LAW FIRM.

CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff, represented by FREDERICK M. MORGAN , MORGAN VERKAMP LLC & MARC P. WEINGARTEN , LOCKS LAW FIRM.

NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, Defendant, represented by RONALD H. LEVINE , POST & SHELL, P.C., MANVIN S. MAYELL , KAYE SCHOLER LLP & MICHAEL A. ROGOFF , KAYE SCHOLER LLP.

MEMORANDUM

GENE E.K. PRATTER, District Judge.

Qui tam Realtor Donald Galmines has sued Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., and similar state statutes. Specifically, Mr. Galmines alleges that Novartis wrongfully marketed its prescription drug Elidel, thereby causing the submission of false claims to government healthcare systems, including Medicare and Medicaid. Novartis...

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