Dismissal Of Federal Qui Tam Plavix Case Doesn’t Bar State Attorney General’s Suit

Mealey's (October 29, 2018, 8:55 AM EDT) -- SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Court of Appeals on Oct. 24 ruled that a federal court’s dismissal of a Plavix qui tam action does not preclude the New Mexico attorney general from bringing his own qui tam lawsuit under state statutes (State of New Mexico, ex rel. Hector Balderas, et al. v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., et al., No. A-1-CA-36906, N.M. App., 2018 N.M. App. LEXIS 67)....