Zachary Silbersher, et al v. Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH, et al

  1. June 10, 2022

    9th Circ. Mulls If Valid Patents Moot FCA Suit Against Bausch

    A Ninth Circuit judge considering whistleblower allegations that Bausch Health fraudulently obtained a patent to prolong its monopoly on colitis drug Apriso pressed the plaintiff's attorney Friday on whether other valid patents also protected the drug, commenting, "If that's the case, then you don't have a False Claims Act claim."

  2. October 22, 2020

    IP Atty Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Bausch Whistleblower Suit

    An intellectual property attorney who brought a whistleblower False Claims Act suit against Bausch Health alleging it fraudulently obtained a patent to prolong its monopoly on ulcerative colitis treatment Apriso told the Ninth Circuit that a California federal judge wrongly tossed the suit.