(April 17, 2019, 12:19 PM EDT) -- EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — An Illinois federal judge on April 15 denied the United States’ motion to dismiss a false claims lawsuit allegedly brought by “professional relators” after the judge said “one could reasonably conclude that the proffered reasons for the decision to dismiss are pretextual and the Government’s true motivation is animus towards the relator” (United States, ex rel. CIMZHNCA, LLC v. UCB, Inc., et al., No. 17-765, S.D. Ill., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 64267)....