United States v. Abbott Laboratories

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et Case No.: 3:20-cv-286-W (AGS) al.; ex rel. EVEREST PRINCIPALS,

LLC, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ Plaintiffs and Relator,

MOTION TO DISMISS RELATOR’S

15 v. FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT WITH LEAVE TO AMEND [DOC.

ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC.

45] a/k/a ABBOTT LABORATORIES,

ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR

18 SYSTEMS INC., and ABBOTT VASCULAR INC., Defendants. 21 Pending before the Court is Defendants Abbott Laboratories, Inc. a/k/a Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., and Abbott Vascular Inc.’s (collectively, “Abbott” or “Defendants”) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff and Relator Everest Principals, LLC’s1 (“Plaintiff” or “Relator”) First Amended Complaint for failure to state

1 Plaintiff brings this action on behalf of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, and the…