Pfizer Settles False Claims Act Case for $785M – Lessons (Not) Learned From Previous Cases

It is another week, and yet another multi-million dollar False Claims Act (“FCA”) settlement.  However, this one nears the billion dollar mark and exemplifies a common theme of the government joining the whistleblower lawsuit when the stakes are high.  In this case, Pfizer agreed to pay $785 million to settle cla...