Firsthand Knowledge Needed To Clear FCA Bar, 3rd Circ. Rules

By Vin Gurrieri (October 20, 2014, 7:00 PM EDT) -- The Third Circuit on Monday upheld the dismissal of a former Medco Health Solutions Inc. executive's False Claims Act kickback suit against Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, saying that firsthand knowledge of improper activity is necessary to overcome the FCA's public disclosure bar....

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