SMSPF, LLC et al v. EMD SERONO, INC. et al

Filing 71

ORDER THAT UPON CONSIDERATION OF THE UNITED STATES' MOTION TO DISMISS 23 , IT IS ORDERED THAT THE MOTION IS GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT THIS ACTION IS DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. SIGNED BY HONORABLE TIMOTHY J. SAVAGE ON 4/3/19. 4/3/19 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED AND E-MAILED.(ti, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
COLORADO, STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
STATE OF DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, STATE OF FLORIDA,
STATE OF GEORGIA, STATE OF
HAWAII, STATE OF ILLINOIS, STATE
OF INDIANA, STATE OF LOUISIANA,
STATE OF MARYLAND,
COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS, STATE OF
MICHIGAN, STATE OF MINNESOTA,
STATE OF MONTANA, STATE OF
NEVADA, STATE OF NEW JERSEY,
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, STATE OF
NEW ORK, CITY OF NEW YORK, STATE
OF NORTH CAROLINA, STATE OF
OKLAHOMA, STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND, STATE OF TENNESSEE,
STATE OF TEXAS, COMMONWEALTH
OF VIRGINIA, STATE OF WISCONSIN
ex rel. PANZEY BELGIUM HARRIS, and
SMSPF, LLC
v.
EMD SERONO, INC., PFIZER, INC.
QUINTILES IMS HOLDINGS, INC. and
RXC ACQUISITION COMPANY, d/b/a
RXCROSSROADS

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CIVIL ACTION

NO. 16-5594

ORDER
NOW, this 3rd day of April, 2019, upon consideration of the United States’ Motion
to Dismiss (Document No. 23), the relators’ response, and the government’s reply, and
after oral argument, it is ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. 1

/s/TIMOTHY J. SAVAGE

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Dismissal is without prejudice to the United States.