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  1. April 02, 2020

    Merck, Takeda Unit Beat Off-Label FCA Kickbacks Suit

    A California federal judge tossed a whistleblower's allegations that Merck and Co. and two other drugmakers violated the False Claims Act by offering doctors kickbacks to prescribe their blood-thinning drugs, saying the former sales employee didn't have direct knowledge of the alleged fraud.

  2. September 01, 2015

    Merck Beats Back Whistleblower's FCA Claims Over Integrilin

    A California federal judge on Monday tossed a whistleblower's False Claims Act allegations against Merck and Co. Inc. of off-label promotion of Integrilin and kickbacks, ruling they were substantially similar to claims against Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. that he had previously dismissed.

  3. April 03, 2015

    Merck Wants FCA Claim Tossed After Millennium Escapes Suit

    Merck and Co. Inc. on Friday asked a California federal judge to dismiss a whistleblower's False Claims Act allegations regarding off-label promotion of Integrilin and kickbacks, saying the judge's grounds for dismissing similar claims against Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. were equally applicable to it.

  4. March 26, 2015

    Millennium Beats Off-Label Suit, But Free Speech No Factor

    A California federal judge on Thursday threw out a False Claims Act suit accusing Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. of illicit off-label promotion, but the ruling omitted any discussion of free-speech issues in the closely watched whistleblower case.

  5. September 19, 2014

    FCA Free Speech Defense Tested In DOJ-PhRMA Fight

    A fiery feud in California federal court between the U.S. Department of Justice and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America shows the gloves are finally off in a fight that will shape the future of False Claims Act litigation, experts say, with opposing sides clashing over whether the First Amendment always shields honest off-label promotion.

  6. September 09, 2014

    PhRMA Fires Back At Feds In FCA Off-Label Suit

    Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America on Tuesday escalated a high-stakes war of words with the U.S. Department of Justice in a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit in California federal court involving off-label promotion, accusing government attorneys of advancing a theory of liability with "no rational stopping point."

  7. August 29, 2014

    Feds Rip PhRMA's Free Speech Claims In FCA Off-Label Suit

    The U.S. Department of Justice is urging a California federal judge to reject free speech arguments advanced in a False Claims Act case by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, adding more fuel to a fiery debate surrounding punishment of off-label promotion.

  8. August 18, 2014

    PhRMA Says Integrilin FCA Suit Stifles Free Speech Rights

    The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America on Friday urged a California federal court to dismiss a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit accusing two drugmakers of misbranding heart medication Integrilin and of paying kickbacks to doctors, saying the off-label claims in the case stepped on the companies' free speech rights.

  9. May 31, 2013

    Schering Says FCA Integrilin Kickbacks Suit Doesn't Stick

    Schering-Plough Corp. and Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. asked a California federal judge Thursday to dismiss a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit accusing them of misbranding heart medication Integrilin and paying kickbacks to doctors, saying the plaintiff failed show any actual false claims.

  10. December 21, 2012

    Judge Unseals FCA Suit Against Millennium, Schering

    A California federal judge on Thursday unsealed a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit accusing Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Schering-Plough Corp. of illegally marketing heart medication for unapproved off-label uses, saying the U.S. government had declined to intervene in the case.

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