Court Favors Whistleblower on Johnson & Johnson’s Qui Tam Suit

Washington, DC: Whistleblower Mark Eugene Duxbury filed a qui tam suit against Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Biotech Products unit, alleging that kickbacks paid by the company led to inflated reimbursements under the federal Medicare program for the elderly and disabled. The pharmaceutical manufacturer appealed in an attempt to stop the suit, but today the US Supreme Court rejected the appeal, thereby allowing Duxbury to sue.

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