18 Cited authorities

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 265,662 times 364 Legal Analyses
Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "
Foglia v. Renal Ventures Mgmt., Llc.
754 F.3d 153 (3d Cir. 2014) Cited 292 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that plaintiff alleging fraudulent scheme need not plead representative sample of fraud
Glover v. Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp.
698 F.3d 139 (3d Cir. 2012) Cited 287 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding relation back did not apply when the newly added claim "differed in 'time and type' from the claims earlier alleged"
U.S. ex Rel. Hutcheson v. Blackstone Medical
647 F.3d 377 (1st Cir. 2011) Cited 238 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding that hospitals' claims for reimbursement of doctor's services using medical devices were "false" under the FCA where the doctors had accepted kickbacks from the medical device manufacturer
U.S. ex Rel. Franklin v. Parke-Davis
147 F. Supp. 2d 39 (D. Mass. 2001) Cited 88 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding defendant could be liable when the submission of false claims was foreseeable
Palladino ex rel. United States v. VNA of Southern New Jersey, Inc.
68 F. Supp. 2d 455 (D.N.J. 1999) Cited 78 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding no congressional intent to occupy the field of retaliatory discharge to the exclusion of the states
U.S. Ex. Rel. Precision Co v. Koch Industries
31 F.3d 1015 (10th Cir. 1994) Cited 79 times
Holding that § 3730(b) does not prohibit all forms of joinder but only prevents permissive intervention in a relator's suit by unrelated parties under Fed.R.Civ.P. 24(b)
In re Alcatel Securities Litigation
382 F. Supp. 2d 513 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) Cited 44 times
Finding that a new class of plaintiffs, whose claims related to stock purchases made prior to an IPO, could not relate back to an earlier class action complaint wherein the scope of the class was "explicitly tied" to that IPO
United States v. Pfizer, Inc.
9 F. Supp. 3d 34 (D. Mass. 2014) Cited 30 times
Holding that allegations that the defendants have continued to engage in the same fraud after a settlement are not based upon the public disclosures that lead to the settlement
United States ex rel. Digital Healthcare, Inc. v. Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
778 F. Supp. 2d 37 (D.D.C. 2011) Cited 27 times
Finding GAO report expressing dissatisfaction with entities in defendant's industry does not reveal any allegations against defendant

Foote et al v. AstraZeneca LP et al

18 Cited authorities

Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "

Holding that plaintiff alleging fraudulent scheme need not plead representative sample of fraud

Holding relation back did not apply when the newly added claim "differed in 'time and type' from the claims earlier alleged"

Holding that hospitals' claims for reimbursement of doctor's services using medical devices were "false" under the FCA where the doctors had accepted kickbacks from the medical device manufacturer

Holding defendant could be liable when the submission of false claims was foreseeable

Holding no congressional intent to occupy the field of retaliatory discharge to the exclusion of the states

Holding that § 3730(b) does not prohibit all forms of joinder but only prevents permissive intervention in a relator's suit by unrelated parties under Fed.R.Civ.P. 24(b)

Finding that a new class of plaintiffs, whose claims related to stock purchases made prior to an IPO, could not relate back to an earlier class action complaint wherein the scope of the class was "explicitly tied" to that IPO

Holding that allegations that the defendants have continued to engage in the same fraud after a settlement are not based upon the public disclosures that lead to the settlement

Finding GAO report expressing dissatisfaction with entities in defendant's industry does not reveal any allegations against defendant