Purdue Pharma L.P. v. United States ex rel. May
Petition for certiorari denied on June 1, 2015
Issue: (1) Whether the False Claims Act’s pre-2010 “public-disclosure bar,” 31 U.S.C. § 3730(e)(4) (2009), prohibits claims that are “substantially similar” to prior public disclosures, or instead bars a claim only if the plaintiff’s knowledge “actually derives” from prior disclosures; (2) whether the False Claims Act’s “first-to-file” bar, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(5), precludes a later-filed action that is based on the same facts as an earlier-filed action only so long as the earlier case is still pending; and (3) whether the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3287, suspends the limitations period for civil claims, such as a False Claims Act claim brought by a private party.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Mar 25 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 24, 2014) |
| Apr 24 2014 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Washington Legal Foundation. |
| Apr 24 2014 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, et al. |
| Apr 29 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 15, 2014. |
| Jun 9 2014 | Supplemental brief of petitioners Purdue Pharma L.P., et al. filed. |
| Jun 10 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2014. |
| Jun 26 2014 | Response Requested . (Due July 28, 2014) |
| Jul 29 2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 27, 2014. |
| Aug 27 2014 | Brief of respondents United States, ex rel. Steven May and Angela Radcliffe in opposition filed. |
| Sep 5 2014 | Reply of petitioners Purdue Pharma L.P., et al. filed. |
| Oct 8 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 31, 2014. |
| May 26 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 28, 2015. |
| May 27 2015 | Second supplemental brief of petitioners Purdue Pharma L.P., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 1 2015 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, et al. GRANTED. |
| Jun 1 2015 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Washington Legal Foundation GRANTED. |
| Jun 1 2015 | Petition DENIED. |
