Jessica Penelow, et al v. Janssen Products LP

  1. March 18, 2026

    Key Details As 3rd Circ. Ponders FCA's Fate, $1.6B J&J Fine

    Third Circuit judges Wednesday explored divergent views of the False Claims Act's constitutionality and a record fraud verdict against Johnson & Johnson, expressing little eagerness to gut the FCA's whistleblower mechanism, and voicing uncertainty about evidence and jury instructions underpinning the drug promotion punishment.

  2. March 04, 2026

    Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action

    If this month's circuit calendars were a March Madness bracket, we'd struggle to pick the top-seeded showdown. Big Pharma against the False Claims Act, or big business against President Donald Trump's visa fees? A big bank's view of "human life wagers," or en banc review in a State Farm class action?

  3. March 03, 2026

    3 Argument Sessions For Healthcare Attys To Watch In March

    Ohio defends a gender transition ban and Janssen seeks to shed a $1.64 billion False Claims Act judgment. Law360 looks at the healthcare oral arguments to watch for in March.

  4. February 27, 2026

    3rd Circ. Preview: Janssen, Penn State Prof. Seek Relief

    A packed March argument calendar will put several high‑stakes disputes before the Third Circuit, including a billion‑dollar False Claims Act judgment and challenges at the intersection of academic freedom, DEI programming, cannabis‑sector finance and campus Title IX procedures.

  5. October 30, 2025

    J&J's Janssen Says 3rd Circ. Should Reverse $1.6B FCA Win

    Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Products LP urged the Third Circuit to overturn a $1.6 billion False Claims Act judgment over two of its HIV drugs, arguing the district court allowed whistleblowers to prove fraud based solely on "off-label" marketing rather than any false claim actually submitted to the government.

  6. September 17, 2025

    J&J Whistleblowers Defend $1.6B False Claims Act Win

    Whistleblowers filed a brief Wednesday in the Third Circuit in a closely watched False Claims Act appeal involving a $1.6 billion judgment against Johnson & Johnson unit Janssen as well as the constitutionality of the FCA's "qui tam" whistleblower provisions, arguing that the act's lawfulness has been settled by its "unbroken 162-year history."

  7. August 27, 2025

    DOJ Throws Lifeline To J&J At 3rd Circ. After $1.6B FCA Loss

    A district judge made multiple errors in an opinion and jury instructions underpinning a staggering False Claims Act verdict tied to Johnson & Johnson's drug marketing practices, and a fresh look is needed "under a correct view of the law," the U.S. Department of Justice told the Third Circuit on Wednesday.

  8. July 23, 2025

    FCA Draws Heavy Constitutional Fire After $1.6B J&J Verdict

    Reeling from a record fraud verdict tied to drug promotion practices, Johnson & Johnson is pursuing a sweeping constitutional challenge to the False Claims Act, and in filings this week at the Third Circuit, major industry allies rallied behind its views of whistleblower litigants usurping executive branch power.