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United States ex rel. Sheldon v. Allergan Sales, LLC

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
May 10, 2022
No. 20-2330 (4th Cir. May. 10, 2022)

Summary

concluding "Safeco [does not] write defendants a blank check. To start, Safeco's first step requires an objectively reasonable reading of the statute" and at the second it prevents defendants from turning a "blind eye" to the rules

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Opinion

20-2330

05-10-2022

UNITED STATES EX REL. DEBORAH SHELDON, Executrix of the Estate of Troy Sheldon, United States of America, ex rel. Plaintiff - Appellant v. ALLERGAN SALES, LLC Defendant-Appellee UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; TAXPAYERS AGAINST FRAUD EDUCATION FUND Amici Supporting Appellant WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION; CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA Amici Supporting Appellee


UNPUBLISHED

1:14-cv-02535-ELH

ORDER

A majority of judges in regular active service and not disqualified having voted in a requested poll of the court to grant the petition for rehearing en banc, IT IS ORDERED that rehearing en banc is granted.

The parties shall file 16 additional paper copies of their briefs and appendices previously filed in this case within 10 days.

This case is tentatively scheduled for oral argument at the next available session.


Summaries of

United States ex rel. Sheldon v. Allergan Sales, LLC

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
May 10, 2022
No. 20-2330 (4th Cir. May. 10, 2022)

concluding "Safeco [does not] write defendants a blank check. To start, Safeco's first step requires an objectively reasonable reading of the statute" and at the second it prevents defendants from turning a "blind eye" to the rules

Summary of this case from United States ex rel. Mackillop v. Grand Canyon Educ.
Case details for

United States ex rel. Sheldon v. Allergan Sales, LLC

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES EX REL. DEBORAH SHELDON, Executrix of the Estate of Troy…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: May 10, 2022

Citations

No. 20-2330 (4th Cir. May. 10, 2022)

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