(United States Third Circuit) - Reinstated a untrue Claims Act lawsuit alleging fraud in connection with the sale of pharmaceutical drugs to nursing homes. The defendant company,which owns and operates institutional pharmacies, argued for dismissal of the qui tam action on the ground that the allegation was already known to the public, and the district court agreed. Reversing and remanding,the Third Circuit held that the relator's allegation had not previously been publicly disclosed.
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