Co. v. Quinn, 14 F.3d 645, 654-55 (D.C. Cir. Plaintiff - Appellant: UNITED STATES EX REL. Green, 59 F.3d at 956. . Purdue does not claim definitively that Radcliffe actually knew of or relied on the particular scientific articles it cites. Pharmacol. However, the decision to enforce the release turned on the fact that the release occurred "in the context of a bankruptcy proceeding, not through a general, independent release of a claim for money." Ohio Dec. 29, 2006), for the proposition that publication on the Internet constitutes a public disclosure under 3730(e)(4)(A). at 231-32. Purdue urges the court to consider pre- Green cases Virginia Impression Products Co. v. SCM Corp., 448 F.2d 262 (4th Cir. Training materials included this claim and Purdue encouraged sales representatives to emphasize this cost difference when speaking with physicians. . 2548, 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986). . 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. 582 F. Supp. 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. 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 . On June 24, 2005, a conversation took place between Department of Justice attorney Barbara Wells and attorney Michael Scheininger, who represented several Purdue employees, about topics that would be discussed when those employees testified before the grand jury investigating Purdue. While the results of this study were not published until 1999, an abstract including the 2:1 equianalgesic ratio was published in 1996. 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. at 963. 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. DeCarlo v. Kiewit/AFC Enters., Inc., 937 F. Supp. 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. After the qui tam suit was initiated, the NRC revisited its prior investigation and reached the same conclusions. 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. Id. Radcliffe argues that the published results of the single-dose study are not public disclosures under 3730(e)(4)(A) because these were published in a foreign periodical. Radcliff is a former sales representative and manager at Purdue, who left its employment shortly before he filed the present suit. Following Radcliffe's execution of the general release on August 1, 2005, the government's investigation continued. Purdue Pharma, L.P. (1:05-cv-00089) District Court, W.D. Id. (c).) Given the vast array and varying credibility of web pages on the Internet, I am not ready to conclude that anything posted online would automatically constitute a public disclosure within the meaning of 3730(e)(4)(A). U.S. ex Rel. 56(c); Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322, 106 S.Ct. 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". Doyle v. Diversified Collection Services, Inc., No. "); Longhi, 481 F. Supp. 2:04 CV 053, 2006 WL 3834407, at *3 (S.D. 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. Radcliffe was interviewed a second time in September 2006 and asked about the misleading promotion of OxyContin. Green, 59 F.3d at 962. L E Corp. v. Days Inns of Am., Inc., 992 F.2d 55, 58 (4th Cir. Thus, I find that these constitute public disclosures in the news media. 31 U.S.C.A. Va. 1989). Mistick PBT v. Hous. at 956-57. He was not asked about the relative cost or potency of OxyContin and MS Contin, nor was he asked about the equianalgesic ratio of these two drugs. 49.7 (Patrick D. Wall Ronald Mezack eds. Id. CIV.A. While these public disclosures do demonstrate some disagreement or debate over the appropriate equianalgesic ratio, I am not convinced that they sufficiently raise the specter of fraud. 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 submits that Radcliffe should have known of, and did not deny knowledge of, other studies supporting the 2:1 ratio for longer-term use. 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 Document production requests made by the government and conversations between lawyers representing the government and Purdue or its employees in June and July of 2005 suggest that the government was trying to learn more about the relative cost and potency issue. Id. One of their attorneys is Mark 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. Radcliffe's allegations pertain to the issue of the relative cost and potency of OxyContin and MS Contin. 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. 1991), which builds upon the Rumery test. As a result, such a rule would reward potential defendants who encourage settlement and would impair the public interest in having relators disclose information to the government. 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. Radcliffe v. Purdue Pharma, L.P., 562 U.S. 977 (2010), his wife Angela decided to "take up . 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. 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. Radcliff is a former sales representative and manager at Purdue, who left its employment shortly before he filed the present suit. That provision says the court may award reasonable attorneys fees and expenses if the court finds the lawsuit was clearly frivolous or vexatious or brought primarily for purposes of harassment. 1:07-CR-00029 (W.D. On Nov. 17, Purdue Pharma alleged attorney Mark Hurt of Abingdon, Va., used information from a previous, unsuccessful whistleblower lawsuit against Purdue Pharma to file another through the plaintiffs wife and former coworker. In deciding a jurisdictional challenge, the court must determine the facts based on the evidence submitted. Mark RADCLIFFE, Plaintiffs, v. PURDUE, Court:United States District Court, W.D. Together, Purdue argues, these create an implication of fraud sufficient to put the government on notice. 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. 2d 1158, 1164-65 (N.D. Ill. 2007). Instead of the 2:1 ratio Purdue Pharma claimed, the actual ratio was more like 1.5:1, the whistleblowers said. 30.) Longhi involved a release executed eleven days after the relator filed a qui tam complaint. On August 2, 2005, a subpoena was issued commanding Radcliffe to appear before the grand jury. 2d 766, 774 (W.D. A doctor relying on the 2:1 ratio would initially prescribe half as much OxyContin as MS Contin, which, according to the relators, did cost less, Berger wrote. 14-2299 (4th Cir. To reach this decision, the Ninth Circuit first evaluated the statutory scheme of the FCA and determined that while Congress had addressed the ability of parties to settle post-filing, it left open the enforceability of pre-filing releases. 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. Prior public disclosures revealed the spin off, the company's problems with the unfunded pension liability, and eventually, the company's bankruptcy. C D.) In addition to its inclusion in OxyContin packages, the package insert is available on Purdue's publically-assessable web site. 2006). 2d 815, 818 (S.D. On September 27, 2005, Radcliffe filed his qui tam Complaint. Regardless, the 1996 abstract was published in Clinical Pharmacology Therapeutics, a scientific journal headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. 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. Radcliffe v. Purdue Pharma L.P., 600 F.3d 319, 321-22 (4th Cir. Hurts co-counsel in the case is Beckley, W.Va., attorney Paul Roop. Va.)) None of the misbranding charges pertained to the relative cost and potency issue. 1039, 1043-47 (S.D.N.Y. 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." He relies on United States ex rel. . Id. Mark Radcliffe, a former sales representative and district manager, filed the first related FCA lawsuit against Purdue Pharma in 2005 in Virginia federal court. In January and February of 2005 Radcliffe sent emails to several officers and directors of Purdue, using the alias "John Femaledeer." The term "news media" includes scholarly, scientific, and technical periodicals, including trade journals, because, like newspapers, these sources disseminate information to the public in a periodic manner. Id. Radcliffe signed a general release of all claims against Purdue in exchange for an enhanced severance package. These employees were indeed asked questions pertaining to the relative potency issue during their grand jury appearances on July 20, 2005. Accordingly, I do not address Purdue's second argument that the package insert is a public disclosure from an administrative investigation. If so, was the qui tam action based on the public disclosure? Id. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 U.S. 574, 587, 106 S.Ct. These responses did not address the cost implications that concerned Radcliffe. Green v. Serv. at 820. C05-01962 HRL, 2006 WL 2067061 (July 25, 2006) at *7 ("[T]he key question is whether the government knew about [the relator's] allegations of fraud and had an opportunity to investigate them before the release was executed. 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. Id. Rabushka v. Crane Co., 40 F.3d 1509, 1512-14 (8th Cir. 458 (S.D.N.Y. 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). While the OxyContin package insert recommends the 2:1 conversion ratio as a starting point for doctors switching patients from MS Contin to OxyContin, it also suggests the need to reevaluate based on each individual patient's response to the new medication. Green, 59 F.3d at 962 (quoting Davies, 930 F.2d at 1396). Mot. 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." The three articles cited by Radcliffe were published in scientific and medical reference periodicals that distribute new or updated material on a periodic basis. Purdue Pharma L. P. et al, No. Auth. 1995), and United States ex rel Hall v. Teledyne Wah Chang Albany, 104 F.3d 230 (9th Cir. Of course, it is plausible that a physician would be so induced by false representations concerning OxyContin's relative potency to write a prescription, ultimately paid for by the government. I think it is sufficient under Hall that the government know of the substance of the allegations. at 1277-78. See Agency for Health Care Policy Research, Public Health Serv., U.S. Dept. Matsushita Elec. Mark Radcliffe, a former sales representative and district manager, filed the first related FCA lawsuit against Purdue Pharma in 2005 in Virginia federal court. 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. This case briefly mentions several sources "two previously filed lawsuits against defendant, as well as an Internet web page and a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article" and summarily concludes that "these constitute public disclosures." During this period or time, the government was conducting its own comprehensive investigation into Purdue's manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of OxyContin. Bell Tel. 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. The Fourth Circuit follows a three-step approach in determining whether the public disclosure bar applies. The package insert recommends a starting conversion rate between OxyContin and MS Contin of 2:1, which can be reassessed based on a patient's reaction to the dosage. 1996). United States ex rel. 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. Id. The court held the release unenforceable both because it was executed within the statutory sixty-day investigatory period and interfered with the government's ability to evaluate whether to intervene in the suit and because it was contrary to public policy under the Green/Hall framework. Rost v. Pfizer, Inc., 507 F.3d 720, 733 (1st Cir. 2010) case opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Mark Radcliffe v. Purdue Pharma L.P.; Purdue Pharma, Inc. 1 In a decision issued on March 24, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit concluded that a general release may bar a subsequent qui tam action if the allegations of fraud had been sufficiently disclosed to the government prior to the filing of the qui tam lawsuit. . 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. It is undisputed that Radcliffe did not disclose the nature of his qui tam allegations to the government prior to the filing of his Complaint. 2d 1272, 1275-78 (D. Colo. 2002); United States ex rel. (Mem. 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. No list was kept of the documents reviewed or flagged, but according to the declaration of one of Purdue's outside counsel these included documents about the dispute over the relative potency of OxyContin and MS Contin. Joining her as a relator is Steven May, a former Purdue employee who worked under Mr. Radcliffe. They allege Purdue Pharma misrepresented the potency of OxyContin when marketing it to doctors. Its affiliation with a traditional news outlet or periodical or its identification as an online news outlet also identifies to the public that it is a place where news or periodical information on a particular topic can be found. 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. Id. the baton" and file the qui tam action against Purdue now before the court. 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." It further states that OxyContin is "indicated for the management of moderate to severe pain when a continuous, around-the-clock analgesic is needed for an extended period of time." Make your practice more effective and efficient with Casetexts legal research suite. Mark Rad v. Purdue Pharma L.P. Filing 920100324. 5:2010cv01423 - Document 191 (S.D.W. 1999). It was dismissed for failure to plead fraud with sufficient particularity. 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. 2007). Id. at 960. 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. at 233. . A separate order will be entered herewith. Purdue has withdraw that argument, including its related Request for Judicial Notice. Grayson v. Pac. Dismiss, Exs. 1994); United States ex rel. (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. at 961 (applying the three-part test in United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc., 440 U.S. 715 (1979)). However, after the employee raised these concerns, the employer contacted the regulatory agency involved and apprised them of the allegations. In his job marketing OxyContin to physicians, the relator Radcliffe became familiar with claims made by Purdue about the medication's relative cost and potency. With respect to allegations of fraud, "the `circumstances' required to be pled with particularity under Rule 9(b) are `the time, place, and contents of the false representations, as well as the identity of the person making the misrepresentation and what he obtained thereby.'" Bahrani, 183 F. Supp. at 1047. In mid-July 2005 the government reviewed and flagged numerous documents in the possession of four Purdue employees, [Redacted]. Also on July 28, the government issued a subpoena for Michael Cullen, [Redacted]; he was later asked during his grand jury testimony about the relative potency issue. Protected by Google ReCAPTCHA. The plaintiff has the burden of showing that the court has subject matter jurisdiction. Longhi v. Lithium Power Techs., Inc., 481 F. Supp. 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. United States of America, et al. Contract Educ. As early as 1996, Radcliffe found that some of the physicians he spoke to were skeptical of this 2:1 ratio. Id. See id. 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. See Green, 59 F.3d at 965-68; Bahrani, 183 F. Supp. One of their attorneys is Mark 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. The government began a lengthy investigation after the execution of the release and ultimately chose to intervene. 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, United States ex rel. Mark T. Hurt, Abingdon, VA, and Paul W. Roop, II, Beckley, WV, for Mark Radcliffe. Accordingly, I find that under these circumstances, enforcement of the release would undermine important public interests associated with the FCA, as well as the countervailing interest in settling litigation. 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." (Defs.' 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. at 1513. The district court determined that between 1996 and 2005 Radcliffe, on behalf of Purdue, marketed "OxyContin, The final and perhaps the most difficult issue is whether the public disclosure reveals "allegations or, Full title:UNITED STATES, et al., ex rel. The Agreement and General Release that Radcliffe signed contained the following language: Radcliffe then filed his qui tam Complaint on September 27, 2005. Redactions are denoted in brackets. . Id. Ten years ago, Mark Radcliffe, a former district sales manager for Purdue Pharma, filed a qui tam action under the FCA against Purdue. 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. Angela said her knowledge of the alleged fraud came from conversations with her husband, while May alleged some of his knowledge came from conversations with Mark and some came from observations during his own employment. 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. Davies requires that a determination be made as to whether a substantial public interest would be impaired by enforcement of the agreement. 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. 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. After the present qui tam suit was stayed, the government's investigation continued. 1982). (Information 20, United States v. Purdue Frederick Co., supra.) The final settlement in the criminal case did not contain any reference to the relative cost and potency issue and did not purport to settle Radcliffe's suit. 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. Ga. Oct. 27, 2005) (citing DeCarlo for the opposite conclusion). Indeed, Mr. Hurt drafted the core allegations not on the basis of information and facts relayed to him by Relators, but rather by using information and documents provided to him by Mark Radcliffe (the plaintiff in the first, unsuccessful case), the motion says. 2d at 1278. 1990)). 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). 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 also avers that. Id. Nathan v. Takeda Pharmaceuticals N.A. Indus. He further stated that "the 2:1 comparison of OxyContin to MSContin [wa]s one of the areas under investigation." After the action was filed, the United States investigated the qui tam relator's allegations, but ultimately chose not to intervene. 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. Id. C2 (Feb. 1992) ("Clinical Practice Guideline"); United States Pharmacopeia-Dispensing Information 2238 tbl. 2010). 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." On September 18 2014 Defendants hereinafter Purdue filed.20141009i18 He later retracted that offer after being informed by a lawyer that he could not settle a qui tam suit. 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. 1999). In finding the release unenforceable, the court reasoned that the limited knowledge of the allegations held by the government did not negate the public interest in providing incentives for the relator to fully disclose inside information concerning the allegations to the government. 2005); see Springfield, 14 F.3d at 655. (Mem. Purdue Pharma's attorneys suspected that Radcliffe was behind those threats. Will be used in accordance with our terms of service & privacy policy. 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. at 818. Purdue Pharma is seeking $849,660.55 from the whistleblowers and their attorneys. 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