Key Details As 3rd Circ. Ponders FCA's Fate, $1.6B J&J Fine

By Jeff Overley · March 18, 2026, 11:47 PM EDT

Third Circuit judges Wednesday explored divergent views of the False Claims Act's constitutionality and a record fraud verdict against Johnson & Johnson, expressing little eagerness to gut the FCA's whistleblower mechanism,...

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Case Information

Case Title

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON et al

Case Number

3:12-cv-07758

Court

New Jersey

Nature of Suit

Other Statutes: False Claims Act

Date Filed

December 18, 2012


Case Title

Jessica Penelow, et al v. Janssen Products LP

Case Number

25-1818

Court

Appellate - 3rd Circuit

Nature of Suit

3375 Other Statutes: False Claims Act

Date Filed

April 29, 2025