United States ex rel. Root v. UCB, Inc. (District of Columbia)

New England native Brian Root filed this qui tam action against his former employer, a Belgian pharmaceutical company. The 2011 settlement totaled over $ 25 million.  Relator Root reported that UCB was marketing the drug Keppra for uses not approved by the FDA. Keppra is a drug used for treatment of certain types of epilepsy patients only. UCB was rewarding its salesforce with extra compensation for these "off label" sales and was requiring sales representatives to call upon medical professionals whose medical practices were not likely to involve treatment of patients for whom Keppra was appropriate. The United States Justice Department intervened in the action and UCB plead guilty to criminal charges. 

06/05/2014

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