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Article: NPCA/FSCT files amicus brief in support of petitioner before Pennsylvania Supreme Count; argues against contingency fee.(Association News)
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- JCT CoatingsTech
- Article date:
- October 1, 2009
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As part of its formal Amicus Program, NPCA/FSCT filed an amicus brief August 11 in a notorious "pay to play" case, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (c/o Office of General Counsel) v. Janssen Pharmaceutica, before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. This litigation, originated by a private plaintiffs attorney and substantial contributor to the reelection campaign of Pennsylvania Govenor Ed Rendell, was the lawyer's plan to bring a Parens Patriae case on behalf of the Commonwealth seeking substantial monetary awards against pharmaceutical manufacturers for purported Medicaid fraud involving "off-label" uses of certain drugs. Originally rebuffed by the Pennsylvania State Attorney ...