Judge Signs Protective Order Governing Production Of Discovery In Qui Tam Suit

Mealey's (January 30, 2017, 10:16 AM EST) -- CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey federal magistrate on Dec. 28 found that there is good cause for the issuance of a protective order that would govern the production of discovery by or on behalf of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in all phases of a qui tam lawsuit brought against insurers under the federal and New Jersey false claims acts (United States of America and the State of New Jersey, ex rel. Elizabeth Negron v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Co., et al., No. 14-577, D. N.J.)....