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Apparently Radcliffe later experienced more doubts because in 2004 he sought legal advice and in January 2005 he anonymously contacted Randy Ramseyer, an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, to gauge the government's interest in a claim against Purdue. 49.7 (Patrick D. Wall Ronald Mezack eds. [2] 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. However, the Ninth Circuit noted that: and rejected this argument because of the ex ante effects of enforcing the agreement. Bell Tel. 2d 1272, 1275-78 (D. Colo. 2002); United States ex rel. Purdue argues that Radcliffe has failed to plead fraud with particularity as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b). Pharmacol. App. Radcliffe also avers that. 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. 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. Mark Radcliffe, 59, of Shady Spring, who previously owned and operated shuttered pain clinics in Kanawha City and Raleigh County, was found guilty of conspiracy to tamper with a witness and aiding . 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). Mot. That agency investigated and concluded that it could not substantiate the allegations. C D.) In addition to its inclusion in OxyContin packages, the package insert is available on Purdue's publically-assessable web site. Joining her as a relator is Steven May, a former Purdue employee who worked under Mr. Radcliffe. The Fourth Circuit does not have any analogous case law interpreting Rumery. See Agency for Health Care Policy Research, Public Health Serv., U.S. Dept. 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. While the 1999 article was published in European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, it was authored by scientists in the United States and written in the English language. 2d at 1278. 2d 766, 774 (W.D. Va.)) None of the misbranding charges pertained to the relative cost and potency issue. Id. 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. In this action brought under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act ("FCA"), 31 U.S.C.A. For convenience, references herein to the "Complaint" shall include the most recent version. "); Longhi, 481 F. Supp. Unsealing the Complaint or allowing the suit to proceed would make a portion of the grand jury's pending investigation public. While allegations of fraud were known to the Department of Justice, they had not been publically disclosed within the meaning of 3730(e)(4)(A). Id. Radcliffe requests that if the Complaint is found insufficient on this ground, that he be granted leave to file an amended complaint. Id. Purdue objects, but I find no cognizable basis for denying Radcliffe's request. 458 (S.D.N.Y. Longhi v. Lithium Power Techs., Inc., 481 F. Supp. During this period or time, the government was conducting its own comprehensive investigation into Purdue's manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of OxyContin. Specifically, Purdue argues that the single-dose study, other scientific articles, and its OxyContin package insert, which recommend an equianalgesic ratio of 2:1 between OxyContin and MS Contin, represent the alleged "false" state of facts, while scientific sources cited by Radcliffe in the Complaint, which recommend a ratio of 1:1, represent the "true" state of facts. 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. The Ninth Circuit reversed, holding that a pre-filing release entered into without the government's knowledge or consent is not enforceable to bar a subsequent qui tam action because that would impair a substantial public policy. at 961 (applying the three-part test in United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc., 440 U.S. 715 (1979)). 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. Dismiss, Exs. at 962-63 (quoting Davies, 930 F.2d at 1399). Green, 59 F.3d at 956. Thus, allowing enforcement of such a release to bar a subsequent qui tam suit undermines the financial incentives thought necessary by Congress to ensure that those with inside knowledge file qui tam suits alerting the government of the alleged fraud and potentially assisting the government with its investigatory and prosecutory burden. Based on the evidence in the present case, it is clear that the government was aware of the substance of Radcliffe's allegations and had begun, but not completed, its investigation of these allegations as of the date of the release. Id. However, it is also clear from the evidence that the government continued to seek such information after the release had been executed on August 1, 2005. at 1512-13. 2006). . Enforcement of a release to bar a subsequent qui tam suit implicates several articulated public interests. 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. 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. Servs., 260 F.3d 909, 916 (8th Cir. United States v. Bank of Farmington, 166 F.3d 853, 861 (7th Cir. Radcliff is a former sales representative and manager at Purdue, who left its employment shortly before he filed the present suit. Although the 2001 posting of the OxyContin package insert could be considered either a corporate report or a press release, because it was posted on a web page entitled "News What's New" and because other items on the page resemble press releases, I will consider the OxyContin package insert a public disclosure in the news media. The public interest in Radcliffe maintaining the ability to supplement federal enforcement of the FCA by prosecuting these allegations on behalf of the government remains. Likewise, the public interest in using qui tam suits to supplement federal enforcement of the FCA was not disturbed as the government had already investigated the allegations prior to the release. Looking at the specific web page cited by Purdue, it appears that on July 18, 2001, the OxyContin package insert was posted to a section of Purdue's web page entitled "News What's New." 1995), and United States ex rel Hall v. Teledyne Wah Chang Albany, 104 F.3d 230 (9th Cir. This rule would also make the enforcability of such a release dependant on the government's intervention decision and may discourage some potential relators from initiating qui tam suits in the first place, leaving some allegations undisclosed. Id. In these somewhat rambling and incoherent emails, he warned Purdue that he was considering a qui tam suit, detailed his allegations, and offered to settle in exchange for an investment by Purdue in a project he was contemplating. 104 F.3d at 231. Indus. 2d at 1272. The qui tam provisions are designed to supplement government enforcement of the FCA by using financial incentives to encourage insiders privy to fraud on the government to disclose this inside knowledge and potentially prosecute violations. During the course of the agency's investigation, the employee was terminated and initiated a state court action, which did not include a qui tam claim. Likewise, the prior public disclosures reveal that there was contradicting scientific evidence as to the relative potency of OxyContin to MS Contin, but they do not imply fraud. On September 27, 2005, Radcliffe filed his qui tam Complaint. 56(e)). While the court reasoned that the enforceability of the release should be governed by federal law because it arose under federal law, the court did not address any of the public policy concerns associated with qui tam suits or the FCA. at 308. 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 parties argue over whether Hall requires that the government know of the substance of the allegations (that is, the alleged wrongdoing itself) or whether the government must know of the actual allegations made by the relator (that is, the fact that the relator has alleged such wrongdoing). The government's decision not to intervene "does not necessarily signal governmental disinterest in an action, as it is entitled to most of the proceeds even if it opts not to intervene." On Nov. 17, the company moved to have the plaintiffs pay its legal fees under the fee-shifting provisions in the FCA. Id. 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. Radcliffe v. Purdue Pharma, L.P., 562 U.S. 977 (2010), his wife Angela decided to "take up . Regardless, the 1996 abstract was published in Clinical Pharmacology Therapeutics, a scientific journal headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. Months later, the former employee filed a qui tam complaint in federal court. After the qui tam suit was initiated, the NRC revisited its prior investigation and reached the same conclusions. Will be used in accordance with our terms of service & privacy policy. Doyle v. Diversified Collection Services, Inc., No. Mot. They amended their complaint, and again Purdue Pharma asked Berger to dismiss it. 2016) Annotate this Case Justia Opinion Summary Relators filed a qui tam action under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. at 1513-14. Specifically, in his sales representative training, he alleges that he was taught that there was a 2:1 equianalgesic ratio between OxyContin and MS Contin, a rival pain medication containing morphine, making OxyContin twice as potent and, as a result, cheaper per dose than MS Contin. Hurt thus acted in bad faith by bringing an action when he knew that Relators had no personal knowledge of the allegations he drafted in their name.. Id. A separate order will be entered herewith. 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. 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. Radcliffe signed a general release of all claims against Purdue in exchange for an enhanced severance package. CV202-189, 2005 WL 3741538, at *5 (S.D. 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. Purdue Pharma L.P., No. ex rel. Specifically, they argue that, as here, where the government learned of the allegations independently and had already begun its investigation into the substance of the allegations prior to the date of the release, where the relator delayed in filing the qui tam complaint and attempted to settle with the defendants prior to doing so, and where the government ultimately chose not to intervene, enforcement of the release is appropriate. 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." Id. Ohio Dec. 29, 2006), for the proposition that publication on the Internet constitutes a public disclosure under 3730(e)(4)(A). Mark Rad v. Purdue Pharma L.P. Filing 920100324. One of their attorneys is Mark They say it is a reflection on the decline of civility in the legal profession. of Pittsburgh, 186 F.3d 376, 385 (3d Cir. 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. Finally, Purdue argues that the OxyContin package insert is a public disclosure, either in the news media or from an administrative investigation. The Newsletter Bringing the Legal System to Light. 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. See United States ex rel. at 1043-46. and as a result, generally more expensive than the OxyContin that was described in [Purdue's] marketing pitch to the same physicians." 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. Had the substance of the relator's allegations been disclosed to an appropriate employee at the FDA with the authority to investigate these claims, that might have constituted a disclosure in an administrative investigation. Id. These terms included those related to the issues of relative potency and cost, as well as those that seem more related to the potential for abuse or the effects of withdrawal. Matsushita, 475 U.S. at 587, 106 S.Ct. MARK RADCLIFFE: Defendant - Appellee: PURDUE PHARMA L.P. and PURDUE PHARMA, INCORPORATED: Amicus Curiae: After the present qui tam suit was stayed, the government's investigation continued. Green, 59 F.3d at 962. 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.'" Decided: January 29, 2016. The opinion makes no mention of what type of web page this is or whether it bears any resemblance to a traditional periodical. at 1277-78. 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). 763 (E.D. These disclosures suggest legitimate scientific debate and disagreement regarding the correct equianalgesic ratio, rather than any fraudulent intent on the part of Purdue. Id. 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 . Wilson v. Graham County Soil Water Conservation Dist., 528 F.3d 292, 309 (4th Cir. See Fed.R.Civ.P. If so, was the qui tam action based on the public disclosure? The citations it relies on to support this argument are inapposite or misleading. 2d at 820 ("If there is a dividing line to be found between Hall and Green, it is the fullness of the government's investigation, not the timing of the release."). Virginia Search this Docket Tags Get Alerts View on PACER Last Updated: Dec. 28, 2020, 6:49 a.m. EST Assigned To: James Parker Jones Referred To: Pamela M. Sargent Date Filed: Sept. 27, 2005 Date Terminated: Jan. 25, 2009 Date of Last Known Filing: June 1, 2010 By this time, the government had also begun drafting Grand Jury Subpoena 513, which included requests for all documents discussing relative analgesic potency or safety of OxyContin and MS Contin. See United States v. Purdue Frederick Co., 495 F. Supp. On May 10, 2007, the government filed a criminal information against a related Purdue entity and several Purdue executives, along with executed plea agreements for all the criminal defendants. Gilligan, 403 F.3d at 389; see also Springfield, 14 F.3d at 655; United States ex rel. On September 18 2014 Defendants hereinafter Purdue filed.20141009i18 Adams v. Bain, 697 F.2d 1213, 1219 (4th Cir. : 18-C-222 MSH, 18-C-233 MSH, 18-C-234 After the action was filed, the United States investigated the qui tam relator's allegations, but ultimately chose not to intervene. He also refers to, but does not cite, a single-dose study supporting the 2:1 ratio that he was told about by his supervisors at Purdue. Make your practice more effective and efficient with Casetexts legal research suite. Purdue next argues that other scientific publications supporting an equianalgesic ratio of 2:1, not only for single or intermittent dosing but also for longer-term use, are public disclosures because "[a]s a Purdue sales representative and supervisor, Radcliffe would have been trained on and intimately familiar with many Purdue articles endorsing a 2:1 equianalgesic potency ratio." In 2010, his wife Angela and former underling May filed their own FCA lawsuit. United States ex rel. 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. Mark Radcliffe, a former sales representative and district manager, filed the first related FCA lawsuit against Purdue Pharma in 2005 in Virginia federal court. at 233. On December 5, 2005, AUSA Mountcastle described the government's investigation as including "whether Purdue falsely marketed OxyContin as being twice as potent . Id. Further, such a rule would mean that the enforceability of the release would be uncertain until such time as the government chose whether to intervene, which would undermine the countervailing interest in settlement of litigation. As the release involved a statutorily-conferred federal right, the Ninth Circuit turned to federal common law to fill this "gap" in the statutory scheme. 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]. Purdue argues that in the present case, the following constitute public disclosures: (1) published scientific articles and reference materials cited in the Complaint, which support an equianalgesic ratio of 1:1 between MS Contin and OxyContin for repeated dosing, but note the existence of single-dose studies that support a ratio of 2:1; (2) a single-dose study that supports an equianalgesic ratio of 2:1 and a published article and an abstract reporting the results of this study; (3) other materials published in scientific journals, which support the 2:1 equianalgesic ratio for longer-term use, that Purdue argues Radcliffe would have been familiar with in his employment; and (4) the OxyContin package insert, which was approved by the FDA and was, at one time, available on Purdue's web site. 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. 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. Instead both the 2001 posting and the current posting of the OxyContin package insert seem more akin to a corporate report or a press release. Beginning in 2002 and continuing for the next several years, the government sought millions of documents from Purdue and conducted hundreds of interviews, some of which pertained to the relative potency and cost of OxyContin and MS Contin. Further, because parties engaged in the fraud would be able to settle their claims with potential relators for significantly less than they would once the government became aware of the allegations, the FCA's deterrent effect is also lessened. However, neither case discusses the policy implications of enforcing a release in the context of the FCA. 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. regarding the relative potency of oxycodone." 3729 et seq., against Purdue, alleging that the company was involved in a fraudulent scheme regarding the equianalgesic ratio of OxyContin. 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." at 916. 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. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants who argued that, as part of the release, the relator had bargained away his right to bring the qui tam suit and as a result could not demonstrate any personal stake in the outcome sufficient to satisfy Article III standing. On August 1, 2005, Radcliffe executed a general release as part of . Radcliffe was interviewed a second time in September 2006 and asked about the misleading promotion of OxyContin. Green, 59 F.3d at 962 (quoting Davies, 930 F.2d at 1396). 1:07-CR-00029 (W.D. Thus, I find that these constitute public disclosures in the news media. 1991), which builds upon the Rumery test. at 231-32. While this would seem to be the case in Hall since the federal government had not only completed its investigation, but concluded that the allegations could not be substantiated, this does not mean that there are not other cases that the government may have investigated fully but determined that it would not prosecute on its own for a variety of reasons, such as the low amount of money involved compared to the cost of prosecution, the low likelihood of success, or the lack of government resources to pursue it. . The Ninth Circuit also relied on Davies v. Grossmont Union High School District, 930 F.2d 1390 (9th Cir. Ten years ago, Mark Radcliffe, a former district sales manager for Purdue Pharma, filed a qui tam action under the FCA against Purdue. It is undisputed that Radcliffe did not identify the nature of his allegations against Purdue in the course of these conversations with Ramseyer. L E Corp. v. Days Inns of Am., Inc., 992 F.2d 55, 58 (4th Cir. 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. Howard M. Shapiro and Jennifer M. O'Connor, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, D.C., and Howard C. McElroy, McElroy, Hodges, Caldwell, Abingdon, VA, for Purdue Pharma L.P. and Purdue Pharma, Inc. Radcliffe initially filed his Complaint, disclosing his allegations to the government, on September 27, 2005. Purdue Pharma L.P., et al., Civil Action Nos. Purdue has withdraw that argument, including its related Request for Judicial Notice. In his Complaint, Radcliffe references, but does not cite, a single-dose potency study that his supervisors told him supported an equianalgesic ratio of 2:1. the baton" and file the qui tam action against Purdue now before the court. 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. It further reasoned that "[t]he public's interest in [the relator] maintaining the ability to bring a qui tam action to supplement federal enforcement of the FCA also remained as there was no guarantee when [the relator] executed the Release that the federal government was ever going to investigate, let alone prosecute," the alleged fraud. If anything on the record suggests fraud with respect to the relative cost and potency, it is the relator's statements regarding his experiences in being trained to market OxyContin and his questioning of his supervisors about the relative potency issue, as well as the internal training materials that explained how to address the relative cost issue with physicians. 425, 428 (1999). However, I believe that enforcing the release under these circumstances would substantially impact important public interests associated with the FCA. Accordingly, I do not address Purdue's second argument that the package insert is a public disclosure from an administrative investigation. 2 (16th ed 1996) ("USP"); Robert G. Twycross, Opioids, in Textbook of Pain 943, 953 tbl. Dismiss 35.) BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Raleigh County man was sentenced today to five years in federal prison and ordered to pay a $25,000 fine for a witness tampering crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Alcohol Found., Inc. v. Kalmanovitz Charitable Found., Inc., 186 F. Supp. In the conclusion of the response, the attorneys say Purdues allegations of bad faith and its personal attack on them are a lamentable tactic used to get an advantage in litigation. For the reasons stated, the Motion to Dismiss will be denied in part and granted in part, with leave to amend. When Radcliffe raised this concern to supervisors, he was told that by approving the OxyContin package inserts, which contained the 2:1 equianalgesic ratio as a starting conversion that could later be adjusted by doctors, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") had approved that ratio. at 1513. at 817. It was dismissed for failure to plead fraud with sufficient particularity. 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." Bahrani, 183 F. Supp. Mountcastle argued that the suit could hinder the investigation because while Purdue was aware of the investigation "no mention ha[d] been made that the 2:1 comparison of OxyContin and MSContin [was] one of the areas under investigation." 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. Instead of the 2:1 ratio Purdue Pharma claimed, the actual ratio was more like 1.5:1, the whistleblowers said. The case previously reached the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which refused to dismiss the case based on a lack of specific allegations because the whistleblowers still had the opportunity to amend their complaint. Whitten v. Triad Hosps., Inc., No. Defs.' Some studies recommended an equianalgesic ratio of 1:1, particularly for chronic, around-the-clock dosing; they acknowledged studies that recommended a ratio of 2:1 for single or intermittent doses. 1996). ( Id. Mark Radcliffe, 59, of Shady Spring, was convicted following a three-day jury trial. and, accordingly, less expensive than MSContin" and the accuracy of "the 2:1 comparison of OxyContin to MSContin." See United States ex rel. In deciding a jurisdictional challenge, the court must determine the facts based on the evidence submitted. Relators claims had no objectively reasonable chance of success, the company argues. United States ex rel. As early as 1996, Radcliffe found that some of the physicians he spoke to were skeptical of this 2:1 ratio. Id. dismissing complaint because it did "not describe even a single instance in which a physician was influenced to prescribe [the drug] based on [the defendant's] misrepresentations, and where a claim was made by the pharmacist to the government". Kennedy v. Aventis Pharms., Inc., 512 F. Supp. These sources supported an equianalgesic ratio of 1:1 for chronic or around-the-clock dosing, but acknowledged that single dose studies supported the 2:1 ratio. 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. He attached to the complaint at least one document already in the government's possession: an "Answer Guide" used to train sales representatives, which urged them to emphasize OxyContin's higher potency and lower cost compared to MS Contin. While corporate reports have been held insufficient to implicate the jurisdictional bar of 3730(e)(4)(A), Rabushka, 40 F.3d at 1514 n. 2, press releases have been deemed public disclosures within the meaning of the statute, United States ex rel. 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