この論文の中に、詐欺をはたらいて罰金をとられた製薬メーカーの一覧(?)表が載っています。(正確にはWhistle-Blower-Initiated Federal Pharmaceutical Fraud Cases Settled betwee January 2001 and March 2009.)表の上から順番に下に列挙しますが、日本でも有名なそうそうたる製薬企業がでていますよ。(Warner-Lambertは2回表にでています)
2. What does "qui tam" mean? The term "qui tam" stands for a longer Latin phrase [qui tam pro domine regis quam pro ipso se] that is translated as "he who brings an action for the king as well as for himself." Qui tam is the technical legal term for the unique mechanism in the federal False Claims Act that allows persons and entities with evidence of fraud against federal programs or contracts to sue the wrongdoer on behalf of the Government.
A qui tam action is one brought under the False Claims Act by a private plaintiff on behalf of the Federal Government (rather than by the Government itself). These actions are sometimes referred to as "whistleblower lawsuits." With qui tam, the Government has the right to intervene and join the action. Or the Government may decline intervention, in which case the private plaintiff may proceed on his own.
There are a number of pronunciations of qui tam. The simplest, most pedestrian sounding, is key tam (rhymes with "ham"). Black's Law Dictionary suggests kweye (rhymes with "eye") tam. Others insist upon kweye tom (like the common name, but often said with an upper crust accent). And some say kwee (rhymes with "key") tam or kwee tom.
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