Congress deemed this necessary because of reluctance on the part of insiders to come forward with relevant knowledge of fraud as well as federal enforcement agencies' relative lack of resources to investigate and prosecute allegations of fraud, leaving some potentially significant cases unaddressed. Purdue contends that, under Hall, enforcement of a release to bar a subsequent qui tam action is appropriate even if the government has not completed its investigation. Because the information contained in the disclosures was insufficient to imply fraud, it did not trigger the jurisdictional bar. Purdue also argues that in Hall itself the government had not completed its investigation prior to the execution of the release. Id. More than a year later, after he had executed the release, the relator was contacted by USDA investigators and at this time he provided detailed information regarding his allegations. This action was stayed for some time at the request of the federal government, which eventually declined to intervene, along with all of the thirteen state governments named in the Complaint. Id. After the present qui tam suit was stayed, the government's investigation continued. It is unclear from the Complaint and subsequent filings whether Radcliffe ever read this study or merely heard about it from the supervisors and physicians. According to Scheininger, Wells mentioned several times that she wished to ask these witnesses about the dispute over the relative potency of OxyContin and MS Contin, among other topics, explaining that this related to the marketing and cost implications of the relative potencies. In this action brought under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act ("FCA"), 31 U.S.C.A. 1999). Wilson, 528 F.3d at 300-01 (alternations and internal quotations omitted); see Eberhardt v. Integrated Design Constr., Inc., 167 F.3d 861, 870 (4th Cir. Regardless, the 1996 abstract was published in Clinical Pharmacology Therapeutics, a scientific journal headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. 481 F. Supp. Several of these physicians directed Radcliffe to specific sources in the scientific literature to show that the correct equianalgesic ratio between MS Contin and OxyContin was closer to 1:1, meaning that OxyContin was less potent and more expensive than Purdue claimed. Further, Radcliffe was cooperating with the government and was scheduled to be a grand jury witness. While the results of this study were not published until 1999, an abstract including the 2:1 equianalgesic ratio was published in 1996. See Green, 59 F.3d at 965-68; Bahrani, 183 F. Supp. Summary judgment is appropriate only if there are no material facts in dispute and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. However, the government ultimately took its investigation in a different direction, focusing on the misbranding of OxyContin as "less addictive, less subject to abuse and diversion, and less likely to cause tolerance and withdrawal than other pain medications." at 1512-13. To the extent that Radcliffe derived the allegations in his Complaint from either of these sources, these will be considered public disclosures in the news media. The court stated that the defendant "informed the [NRC] of Hall's concerns," but it does not necessarily follow that in doing so Hall was identified to the NRC. Angela Radcliffe (the "Relators") commenced this FCA action against Purdue ("Qui Tam II") setting forth allegations nearly identical to those advanced by Mark Radcliffe in Qui Tam I. Rost v. Pfizer, Inc., 507 F.3d 720, 733 (1st Cir. 434. regarding the relative potency of oxycodone." Bahrani v. Conagra, Inc., 183 F. Supp. 2d 815, 818 (S.D. at 961 (applying the three-part test in United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc., 440 U.S. 715 (1979)). 2001); United States ex rel. Purdue Pharma L.P., No. In mid-July 2005 the government reviewed and flagged numerous documents in the possession of four Purdue employees, [Redacted]. Alcohol Found., Inc. v. Kalmanovitz Charitable Found., Inc., 186 F. Supp. . In addition to this source requirement, the disclosure must have been of the "allegations or transactions" on which the qui tam action is based, not merely of information used by the qui tam relator. Defs.' Mot. For the purposes of addressing the public disclosure issue, the Complaint and the Third Amended Complaint contain the same claims and neither party has indicated that any relevant public disclosures were made between the date the Complaint was file and the date that the Third Amended Complaint was filed. However, I believe that enforcing the release under these circumstances would substantially impact important public interests associated with the FCA. Given the international nature of the scientific community, there is no indication that the publication of this article in a foreign scientific journal makes it any less accessible to the American public than if it were published in a scientific journal located in the United States. Green, 59 F.3d at 962 (quoting Rumery, 480 U.S. at 392), 107 S.Ct. The general release executed by Radcliffe does not bar this action. In this case, that information was the first FCA suit filed by Mark Radcliffe. They amended their complaint, and again Purdue Pharma asked Berger to dismiss it. 2d 939, 949 (N.D. Ill. 2004), which held that newspaper articles published in Greek in the Greek press did not constitute disclosures to the American public. Redactions are denoted in brackets. The allegation is contained in a motion asking U.S. District Judge Irene Berger, of the Southern District of West Virginia, to force the plaintiffs and their attorneys to pay the companys nearly $850,000 legal bill in the second case, which Berger dismissed on Oct. 31. From Legal Newsline: Reach editor John OBrien at jobrienwv@gmail.com. He alleged a fraudulent scheme whereby Purdue marketed Defs.' 14-2299 (4th Cir. On December 5, 2005, AUSA Mountcastle described the government's investigation as including "whether Purdue falsely marketed OxyContin as being twice as potent . It has held that public policy is implicated only where "it is explicit, well defined and dominant, and ascertainable by reference to the laws and legal precedents and not from general considerations of supposed public interests." Generally, this does not require that the disclosure be of the specific allegations brought by the relator, but instead the disclosure must put the government on notice of the likelihood of fraudulent activity. Lack of compliance with the pleading requirements of Rule 9(b) is treated as a failure to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6). During this time the government was conducting a criminal investigation of Purdue's marketing of OxyContin, eventually resulting in guilty pleas in this court by a related company and three of Purdue's top executives. Id. It was dismissed for failure to plead fraud with sufficient particularity. [2] 2:04 CV 053, 2006 WL 3834407, at *3 (S.D. During this period or time, the government was conducting its own comprehensive investigation into Purdue's manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of OxyContin. Hurts co-counsel in the case is Beckley, W.Va., attorney Paul Roop. App. Auth. Several months later, Purdue restructured its sales force and Radcliffe was offered the option of transferring positions, which he declined, or termination with an extended severance package. Id. "); Longhi, 481 F. Supp. Dismiss 20.) While the issue of whether a general release is enforceable to bar a subsequent qui tam action has not been addressed by the Fourth Circuit, the framework established by the Ninth Circuit in United States ex rel Green v. Northrop Corp., 59 F.3d 953 (9th Cir. Radcliff is a former sales representative and manager at Purdue, who left its employment shortly before he filed the present suit. 1971), and Coleson v. Inspector General of the Department of Defense, 721 F. Supp. Id. These employees were indeed asked questions pertaining to the relative potency issue during their grand jury appearances on July 20, 2005. But see United States ex rel. Purdue Pharma L.P., et al., Civil Action Nos. Were this the rule, a relator who initially tried to settle would have no incentive to disclose the allegations to the government in lieu of settlement. (Mem. United States ex rel. Purdue Pharma's attorneys suspected that Radcliffe was behind those threats. He subsequently executed a general release ("the Release") of all claims against Purdue in order to receive an enhanced severance package. Mark T. Hurt, Abingdon, VA, and Paul W. Roop, II, Beckley, WV, for Mark Radcliffe. the plaintiff-relator, mark radcliffe ("radcliffe"), filed a qui tam suit in the united states district court for the western district of virginia alleging that his former employer, purdue pharma, l.p. ("purdue"), defrauded the government by marketing its pain-relief drug, oxycontin, as a cheaper alternative to the drug it replaced, ms contin, Finally, Purdue argues that the OxyContin package insert is a public disclosure, either in the news media or from an administrative investigation. Mark Rad v. Purdue Pharma L.P., No. Counsel also stated that on July 28, 2005, she spoke to an attorney from the Department of Justice who expressed an interest in using electronic searches to identify documents [Redacted]. He relies on United States ex rel. 2010). Make your practice more effective and efficient with Casetexts legal research suite. Id. J. Clin. Id. 2010), the district court dismissed . The Newsletter Bringing the Legal System to Light. 09-1202 (4th Cir. In deciding a jurisdictional challenge, the court must determine the facts based on the evidence submitted. He submits that each OxyContin prescription submitted to the government for reimbursement constitutes a false claim under the FCA and the analogous state statutes, because the product distributed had only half the potency that physicians and decision-makers had been led to believe it possessed. They alleged these statements were made to doctors whose patients obtained prescriptions paid for by the government, creating a claim under the False Claims Act. United States ex rel. To determine whether the circumstances of a case fall within the general rule articulated in Green or the exception in Hall, the critical issue is the completeness of the government's knowledge or the fullness of its investigation. Supp. It is not entirely obvious why the Ninth Circuit concluded that a full investigation negates the public interest in having a qui tam supplement federal enforcement, which includes not only disclosing information to the government, but also potentially investigating and prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. While Purdue concedes that a defendant may be liable for inducing a third party to submit a false claim to the government, it argues that Radcliff's allegations do not meet the Rule 9(b) pleading requirements because he does not describe even a single instance in which a physician was influenced to prescribe OxyContin based on Purdue's misrepresentations, and where a claim for payment was made by the pharmacist to the government. Va. 2014) case opinion from the Southern District of West Virginia US Federal District Court . I think it is sufficient under Hall that the government know of the substance of the allegations. Purdue cites Gebert, 260 F.3d 909, in which the government did not investigate until after the filing of the qui tam complaint and the court ultimately chose to enforce the release. United States of America, et al. Adams v. Bain, 697 F.2d 1213, 1219 (4th Cir. The one silver lining is that this behavior is largely limited to big city law practice, in which lawyers rarely appear regularly in the same court against the same opposing counsel, the response says. The three articles cited by Radcliffe were published in scientific and medical reference periodicals that distribute new or updated material on a periodic basis. As to the defense that Radcliffe had released Purdue from the claims, I decided to treat the Motion to Dismiss as one for summary judgment in accord with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(d). 1039, 1043-47 (S.D.N.Y. Therapeutics 130 [Abstract PI-4] (1996); G.B. Radcliffe encountered skepticism from physicians he spoke with regarding OxyContin's relative cost and potency. In his Complaint, Radcliffe alleges that Purdue "encouraged physicians to write prescriptions that were paid by Medicaid and other government programs for OxyContin that was materially less potent . Because the public disclosure bar involves the jurisdiction of the court, it must be determined first, before proceeding to any other questions. The motion says the whistleblowers attorney, Hurt, knewthe two would take up the baton after the first FCA suit was dismissed and that the two did not have personal knowledge of the allegations of fraud they would make against Purdue, claiming they even contradicted the claims made in the complaint during their testimony. 2010) case opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Purdue Pharma, L.P. (1:05-cv-00089) District Court, W.D. Co., 142 Cal. at 916. He later retracted that offer after being informed by a lawyer that he could not settle a qui tam suit. at 956-57. Mot. The package insert is currently posted to a section of Purdue's web page devoted to package inserts. The Fourth Circuit does not have any analogous case law interpreting Rumery. 458 (S.D.N.Y. The employer in Green argued that because the government had ultimately become aware of the allegations and conducted its own investigation, the release would not have detrimental effects. Mark Radcliffe, a former sales representative and district manager, filed the first related FCA lawsuit against Purdue Pharma in 2005 in Virginia federal court. Id. Co. v. Quinn, 14 F.3d 645, 654-55 (D.C. Cir. 763 (E.D. All of the issues are now ripe for decision and will be discussed sertiam. decision in United States ex rel. 1993) (quotations and citations omitted). The facts on which I have determined jurisdiction are as follows. Purdue argues that Radcliffe has failed to plead fraud with particularity as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b). In addition to ruling the whistleblowers failed to sufficiently plead their allegations, Berger also found that their suit was barred by a rule that says whistleblowers cant bring suit over information that has already been made public. Green, 59 F.3d at 962 (quoting Davies, 930 F.2d at 1396). As noted, Angela Radcliffe is Mark Radcliffe's wife; Steven May was formerly a sales representative for Purdue under Mark Radcliffe's supervision. . Ramseyer recalls receiving a telephone call from a West Virginia attorney regarding a possible qui tam suit against Purdue at some point prior to September 27, 2005. The case was stayed for over a year and a half until the government declined to intervene on May 8, 2007. Joining her as a relator is Steven May, a former Purdue employee who worked under Mr. Radcliffe. Davies requires that a determination be made as to whether a substantial public interest would be impaired by enforcement of the agreement. For the reasons stated, the Motion to Dismiss will be denied in part and granted in part, with leave to amend. Decided: January 29, 2016. Taken together, these disclosures reveal disagreement in the scientific community, but do not raise an inference of fraud. at 817. Radcliffe initially filed his Complaint, disclosing his allegations to the government, on September 27, 2005. Id. Purdue then filed the present Motion to Dismiss, seeking a dismissal on the grounds that Radcliffe's claims are based on publicly disclosed information rather than information he discovered; that Radcliffe has released Purdue from the claims; and that the Complaint fails to adequately allege fraud as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b). and, accordingly, less expensive than MSContin" and the accuracy of "the 2:1 comparison of OxyContin to MSContin." Casetext, Inc. and Casetext are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. Purdue argues that Radcliffe was a bad actor who waited to file his qui tam complaint and, prior to doing so, attempted to settle with Purdue in exchange for an investment in a company he was starting. Bahrani, 183 F. Supp. Purdue urges the court to consider pre- Green cases Virginia Impression Products Co. v. SCM Corp., 448 F.2d 262 (4th Cir. In his Complaint, Radcliffe cites the three publications shown to him by the physicians the Clinical Practice Guideline, the USP, and the Textbook of Pain to support the correctness of the 1:1 ratio. 2008). the baton" and file the qui tam action against Purdue now before the court. the baton" and file the qui tam action against Purdue now before the court. The Ninth Circuit determined that enforcement of the release would impair the public interest by diluting incentives to file qui tam suits, thus making the government less likely to learn of the alleged fraud, and by diluting the FCA's deterrent affect. Doyle v. Diversified Collection Services, Inc., No. Thus, I find that these constitute public disclosures in the news media. Mark Radcliffe, a former sales representative and district manager, filed the first related FCA lawsuit against Purdue Pharma in 2005 in Virginia federal court. The Fourth Circuit agreed that the district court did not have jurisdiction over the claims and affirmed. Relators, or private individuals who bring suits on behalf of the government, are entitled to a portion of the recovery from a qui tam suit, the amount of which depends on whether the government chooses to intervene after learning the allegations and prosecute the case itself and the overall importance of the relator's participation in the action. The plaintiff-relator, Mark Radcliffe ("Radcliffe"), filed a qui tam suit in the United States District Court for the West-ern District of Virginia alleging that his former employer, Purdue Pharma, L.P. ("Purdue"), defrauded the government . Longhi v. Lithium Power Techs., Inc., 481 F. Supp. Radcliffe was interviewed a second time in September 2006 and asked about the misleading promotion of OxyContin. Mark Rad v. Purdue Pharma L.P. Filing 920100324. Here, it appears that the government did learn of the substance of Radcliffe's allegations independently and was interested enough in them to request documents pertaining to and question various Purdue employees about the relative cost and potency issue. Purdue argues that, under Rumery, the circumstances present here do not implicate the public interests articulated in Green, do not outweigh the general interest in settling litigation, and, thus, support enforcement of the release to bar this qui tam suit. The government stated that without the relator's assistance following the release date it could not have issued a warrant to obtain documents or made sense of those documents when received and that given that these documents were not received until several weeks after the release date, the government had not had the opportunity to fully investigate prior to the execution of the release. (f)(2).) The allegations claimed Purdue Pharma marketed OxyContin with a false claim that a patient could use half as much OxyContin as MS Contin to treat the same pain. The relator would likely be willing to accept a lower overall settlement amount from the other party, knowing that he would receive the entire amount, rather than only a portion of the settlement. (c).) After carefully considering the arguments of the parties, I hold that the Complaint does not adequately state a claim for fraud under Rule 9(b). In doing so, the court relied on the test set forth in Town of Newton v. Rumery, 480 U.S. 386, 107 S.Ct. 2d at 774. Treating all allegations as true, patients may have received less effective pain relief, but it is far from clear that the government paid more money.. United States ex rel. He alleges that this was done to induce physicians to prescribe OxyContin and other decision-makers to purchase or authorize the purchase of OxyContin. If not, then the court balances "all the factors that bear on whether `the public interest in enforcement of the agreement outweigh the policies furthered by non-enforcement.'" Purdue Pharma is represented by John Hoblitzell III and Rebecca Betts of Kay Casto & Chaney in Charleston, W.Va., and Christopher Babbitt, Howard Shapiro and Charles Speth of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr in Washington, D.C. On Oct. 31, Berger granted Purdue Pharmas motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Steven May and Angela Radcliffe, the wife and former coworker of the earlier whistleblower who have appealed the ruling. Id. All reasonable inferences are "viewed in the light most favorable to the party opposing the motion." Specifically, he alleged that Purdue fraudulently marketed OxyContin using the 2:1 equianalgesic ratio, thus claiming that its relative cost was less than that of MS Contin. For instance, this web page could be affiliated with a news publication and, as such, would be updated regularly and would disseminate information to the public in a periodic manner. A separate order will be entered herewith. Purdue cites United States ex rel. Ten years ago, Mark Radcliffe, a former district sales manager for Purdue Pharma, filed a qui tam action under the FCA against Purdue. If the patient did not receive the expected pain relief, the doctor might either prescribe something else or increase the dosage. 2d 1158, 1164-65 (N.D. Ill. 2007). By the end of July, the government had also begun drafting Grand Jury Subpoena 513 which included requests for all documents discussing the relative analgesic potency or safety of OxyContin and MS Contin. Id. U.S. ex Rel. Although the criminal charges did relate to the misbranding of OxyContin, these charges focused on Purdue's marketing of OxyContin as "less addictive, less subject to abuse and diversion, and less likely to cause tolerance and withdrawal than other pain medications." Va. 2007) (accepting plea agreements). 40 F.3d at 1510. Months later, the former employee filed a qui tam complaint in federal court. 1999). Hall, 104 F.3d at 231. 2548, 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986). Because of my disposition of the case, I do not reach Purdue's arguments that some of the claims may be barred by the applicable statute of limitations or that some of state causes of action are procedurally barred. The Agreement and General Release that Radcliffe signed contained the following language: Radcliffe then filed his qui tam Complaint on September 27, 2005. Id. Id. Compl. Once the moving party has met its burden, "the nonmoving party must come forward with `specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial.'" (quoting 5 Charles Alan Wright Arthur R. Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure 1297, at 590 (2d ed. formerly a sales representative for Purdue under Mark Radcliffe's supervision. Radcliffe was asked about the marketing of OxyContin as it related to the potential for addiction, but he was not asked about the relative cost and potency issue. 2d 569, 576 (W.D. at 1043-46. The generalized interest in settling litigation is outweighed in the present circumstances by public interests that would be impaired by enforcement of this release, and so analysis under the Rumery test does not favor enforcing Radcliffe's release. (Mountcastle Decl. 1990)). at 966. F. Brian Ferguson. On Nov. 17, the company moved to have the plaintiffs pay its legal fees under the fee-shifting provisions in the FCA. On August 1, 2005, Radcliffe executed a general release as part of . of Pittsburgh, 186 F.3d 376, 385 (3d Cir. The stay was lifted in late 2006, and the government chose not to intervene on May 8, 2007. For convenience, references herein to the "Complaint" shall include the most recent version. After the action was filed, the United States investigated the qui tam relator's allegations, but ultimately chose not to intervene. J.A. As in Bahrani, when the release was executed there was no guarantee that the government would end up prosecuting based on the relator's allegations. Id. First, was there a public disclosure? Id. In Virginia Impression Products, which was decided before Green and also before Rumery, the Fourth Circuit chose to enforce a release to bar a subsequent antitrust claim. Once it decided to fashion a uniform rule on the enforceability of pre-filing releases, the Ninth Circuit turned to Rumery, 480 U.S. at 392, to structure its discussion of competing policy concerns. Mark Rad v. Purdue Pharma L.P. Filing 920100324 Download PDF . 434. Id. The opinion makes no mention of what type of web page this is or whether it bears any resemblance to a traditional periodical. While the prior public disclosures included information that was true, they did not reveal the "true" state of facts regarding the executives' knowledge or intentions. (T)here is no question that counsels pre-filing knowledge and investigations are imputed to his clients on the issue of whether there is a good-faith, non-frivolous basis for the allegations in a complaint. In September, the Department of Justice contacted Purdue's outside counsel with electronic search terms designed to capture documents [Redacted]. Notwithstanding the government's lack of knowledge of or consent to the release, because the federal government was already aware of the allegations of fraud, the public interest in having information disclosed to the government was not implicated. Finally, the government's decision not to intervene in this suit, announced on May 8, 2007, should not be a basis for enforcement of the release. Evidence presented in Bahrani demonstrated that, prior to executing a general release, the relator had two brief conversations with an FBI agent prior in which he made charges against his employer but offered no specifics regarding the alleged fraud. Virginia, Abingdon Division, declining to conclude that anything posted online would automaticallyconstitute a public disclosure. BECKLEY, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) In demanding two whistleblowers in what it feels was a frivolous lawsuit pay its legal fees, the maker of the painkiller OxyContin says a Virginia attorney supplied the information that the two were blowing the whistle on. Later, in Hall, the Ninth Circuit carved out an exception to the general rule against enforcing pre-filing releases to bar subsequent qui tam suits: where the government has full knowledge of the allegations and an opportunity to investigate these prior to the release, the release will be enforceable and will bar a later qui tam suit. J.A. School escapes liability for sex abuse by teacher, Walmart launches Constitutional attack on Lina Khan's FTC, Firefighters fired over penises drawn on Black colleague's family pictures lose lawsuit, Lawsuit targets Panera's Sip Club, complains refills have restrictions, Judge stops 3M's plan to handle massive earplug litigation. The state court action resulted in a settlement and general release, which was executed more than a year after the agency had completed its investigation. It is unclear from Hall whether the NRC was made aware of the identity of the specific person making the allegations when it first investigated the matter. The published scientific articles and reference materials cited by Radcliffe in his Complaint the Clinical Practice Guideline, the USP, and the Textbook of Pain fall within the "news media" category of 3730(e)(4)(A) and constitute public disclosures. Joining her as a relator is Steven May, a former Purdue employee who worked under Mr. Radcliffe. Id. United States ex rel. Matsushita, 475 U.S. at 587, 106 S.Ct. In summary, Purdue argues that the public disclosures in these scientific articles and in the OxyContin package insert amount to a disclosure of the fraudulent transactions alleged in Radcliffe's qui tam suit and put the government on notice of the potential fraud. 2007). Green v. Serv. However, to the extent that Radcliffe actually did base his qui tam allegations on these articles, these will be considered public disclosures in the news media. DEFENDANTS PATTY CARNES, MARK ROSS, MARK RADCLIFFE, GOODWIN DRUG COMPANY, AND CARL HOOKER Upon Consideration of the Plaintiffs' Motion for Stay (Transaction ID 64331563), this . While these disclosures all reveal true information regarding the current state of the scientific debate, they do not reveal the "true" state of facts regarding the fraud alleged by the relator, that is, that Purdue used the 2:1 ratio despite knowing that it was inaccurate in order to mislead physicians and other decision-makers regarding the relative cost and potency of OxyContin. Thus, the exception created by Hall provides that a release entered into after the government has full knowledge of the allegations and an opportunity to investigate will be enforced to bar a subsequent qui tam suit. 2 (16th ed 1996) ("USP"); Robert G. Twycross, Opioids, in Textbook of Pain 943, 953 tbl. If so, was the qui tam action based on the public disclosure? In his employment with Purdue between 1996 and 2005, Radcliffe was responsible for marketing OxyContin to individual physicians and became familiar with Purdue's marketing claims about OxyContin's relative cost and potency, including the claim that there is a 2:1 equianelgesic ratio between OxyContin and MS Contin. Gebert v. Transp. In Rabushka, a shareholder filed suit alleging that his conversations with company executives demonstrate that they fraudulently understated unfunded pension liability and spun off one of the company's components in order to shift responsibility for the pensions to another entity. The court did not inquire into the fullness of the government's investigation. 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