Reese Marketos Secures $100 Million Settlement in False Claims Act Litigation Against PharMerica
17 Julio 2024 - 11:46AM
Business Wire
A team of trial lawyers from Reese Marketos LLP reached a $100
million settlement of a False Claims Act lawsuit against pharmacy
operator PharMerica Corp. on behalf of whistleblower Marc Silver.
The litigation, originally filed by Mr. Silver in 2011, alleged
that PharMerica engaged in a drug kickback scheme that defrauded
Medicare and Medicaid.
Dallas-based trial boutique Reese Marketos was hired in 2023 by
co-counsel, Berger Montague PC of Philadelphia, specifically to try
the case. Berger Montague’s exceptional litigation skills and
determination over more than a decade resulted in the denial of
PharMerica’s summary judgment motion and a quick trial setting.
“Our trial team was hired six months before trial, and our
partners Adam Sanderson and Brett Rosenthal led the unrelenting
trial preparation. Like all of our cases, we wanted the opportunity
to present Mr. Silver’s long-fought case to a jury, but the
settlement marks an extraordinary recovery for the taxpayers in a
declined False Claims Act case,” says Josh Russ of Reese
Marketos.
The RM team included Russ, Sanderson, Rosenthal, Andrew Wirmani
and Pete Marketos.
“We have the advantage of having a deep bench of highly
experienced trial attorneys and former fraud prosecutors who can
take residence in a war room and prepare for trial in short order,”
says Adam Sanderson.
The case is United States ex rel. Silver v. Omnicare Inc., No.
11-1326, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New
Jersey.
About Reese Marketos
Reese Marketos LLP represents clients in high-stakes disputes
involving False Claims Act litigation, complex commercial
litigation, commercial fraud, patent litigation, antitrust, and
regulatory litigation.
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