United States v. Abbott Laboratories

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al. ex rel. Case No.: 20cv286-W (MSB) Everest Principals, LLC,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’

Plaintiffs, MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF v. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND POST-

DISCLOSURE GOVERNMENT

ABBOTT LABORATORIES, et al., COMMUNICATIONS Defendants. [ECF NOS. 113 & 114]

17 This is a qui tam case, wherein Plaintiff-Relator, Everest Principals, LLC (“Relator”) maintains causes of action against Defendants Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Abbott Vascular, Inc., and Abbott Laboratories, Inc. (collectively “Abbott” or “Defendants”) on behalf of the United States of America (“U.S.”) and several states for violations of the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) and analogous state laws. (See ECF No. 85 at 6.) Now pending before this Court is Defendants’ “Motion to Compel Relator’s Disclosure Statement and Subsequent Submissions/Communications.” (ECF…