Magistrate Judge Dismisses False Claims Act Suit Against Opioid Maker

(February 18, 2021, 4:14 PM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A federal magistrate judge in California on Feb. 16 dismissed with prejudice a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit brought by two former McKesson Corp. employees, finding that the allegations in their second amended complaint (SAC) did not sufficiently allege that the opioid maker submitted false claims for payment to the federal government pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2016 ruling in Universal Health Servs. Inc. v. United States, ex rel. Escobar....