United States v. Brigham & Women’s Hosp.

Kenneth Jones filed this qui tam action pursuant to the False Claims Act alleging that, in submitting a grant application to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), Dr. Ronald Killiany and Dr. Marilyn Albert (together, Defendants) knowingly made false statements and knowingly falsified certain scientific data, which influenced the NIA’s decision to award more than $12 million in federal funds to Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The district court initially granted summary judgment for Defendants. The First Circuit vacated that order and remanded the case for trial. A jury found for Defendants. The First Circuit affirmed, holding (1) Jones failed to preserve his argument that he was entitled to judgment as a matter of law, but even if he had, there was sufficient evidence for the jury to find in favor of Defendants; and (2) the district court did not err in denying Defendants' motion for a new trial. View "United States v. Brigham & Women's Hosp." on Justia Law