Teva Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay the US government $315 million dollars to settle a False Claims Act (qui tam) lawsuit. Teva, headquartered in top 15 pharmaceutical manufacturers in the world. FULL STORY
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$315 Million False Claims Act (Qui Tam) Settlement with Teva Pharmaceuticals
Posted: March 7, 2010 by administrator in CONSUMER FRAUDTags: CONSUMER FRAUD, false claims act, qui tam, Teva Pharmaceutical, whistle blower, WHISTLEBLOWER
$3.76 Million Qui Tam Settlement
Posted: March 7, 2010 by administrator in FCRATags: false claims act, government fraud, medicare fraud, off label marketing, qui tam, relator, whistle blower
The Ohio based medical device manufacturer, Atricure, Inc., has settled a qui tam lawsuit that alleged Atricure marketed its medical devices for off label uses. In other words, Atricure promoted its medical devices for purposes other than for which the FDA approved its devices. According to the Department of Justice, the allegations were made against Atricure in [...]
Novartis to Plead Guilty to Criminal Fraud Charges
Posted: March 5, 2010 by administrator in CONSUMER FRAUDTags: CONSUMER FRAUD, false claims act, novartis, off label marketing, off label promotion, pharm fraud, qui tam
The swiss drug manufacturer said it will plead guilty to criminal fraud charges arising out of its alleged off-label marketing of its epilepsy drug, Trileptal. In addition, Novartis will pay a $185 million dollar fine. Novartis is also being investigated for kick backs and off-label marketing of other drugs, such as Diovan, Exforge, Sandostatin, Tekturna and Zelnorm. [...]
EMC AGREES TO SETTLE FALSE CLAIMS ACT CASE FOR $87.5 MILLION
Posted: March 4, 2010 by administrator in FCRATags: Alabama lawyer, false claims act, kickback lawsuit, qui tam, qui tam lawsuit, qui tam lawyer, qui tam lawyers, whistleblower lawyer
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EMC, a data storage company, has agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle a False Claims Act case alleging that EMC has a fee arrangement with system integrators and other companies with which it has partnered when selling products to the federal government. The suit, which originally was filed by two whistleblowers, also claims the [...]
NURSING HOME CHAINS SETTLE KICKBACK LAWSUITS FOR $ 14 MILLION
Posted: February 26, 2010 by administrator in FCRATags: alabama law, Alabama lawyer, false claims act, kickback lawsuit, qui tam, qui tam lawsuit, qui tam lawyer, WHISTLEBLOWER, whistleblower lawyer
Two nursing home chains, Mariner Health Care Inc. and SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services of Atlanta, as well as principals Leonard Grunstein, Murray Forman and Rubin Schron, have agreed to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit for $14 million. The lawsuit alleged the companies solicited and accepted kickbacks from Omnicare Pharmacy. Omnicare is the nation’s largest pharmacy specializing in dispensing [...]
Ohio Hospital Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit
Posted: February 7, 2010 by administrator in FCRATags: alabama, attorney, department of justice, flase claims act, law, lawsuit, lawyer, qui tam, whistle blower, WHISTLEBLOWER
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Ohio’s Christ Hospital has settled a multi-million dollar whistleblower lawsuit filed by Dr. Harry Fry, who alleged Christ Hospital cardiac care unit gave illegal kickbacks in 2003. The U.S. Department of Justice joined the lawsuit in 2008 and alleged every Medicare and Medicaid claim filed by the hospital between 1999 and [...]
$24 Million Settlement for Medicaid Fraud
Posted: February 2, 2010 by administrator in FCRATags: false claims act, FORBA Holdings, fraud on government, medicaid fraud, medicare fraud, qui tam, Small Smiles Center, whistle blower, WHISTLEBLOWER
FORBA Holdings, a dental management company, has agreed to settle a qui tam (False Claims Act) lawsuit with the federal government for $24 million. According the Department of Justice lawsuit, FORBA submitted claims for reimbursement for unnecessary medical procedures to Medicaid. The whistle-blowers filed three separate qui tam (False Claims Act) lawsuits in Virginia, Maryland and South [...]
$21.3 Million Lawsuit Settlement with Schering-Plough
Posted: January 26, 2010 by administrator in FCRATags: albuterol, california, false claims act, government fraud, government over paid, overpayment, qui tam, schering plough, WHISTLEBLOWER
The state of California has agreed to settle a price inflation lawsuit with Schering-Plough Corporation for $21.3 million. California alleged in its lawsuit that Schering-Plough inflated the average wholesale price it reported for the drug Albuterol to California. As a result, California alleged its Medi-Cal program over paid Schering-Plough millions in pharmacy reimbursements. The overpayments were brought to the attention of the [...]
Qui Tam (False Claims Act) Lawsuit Settled for $7.9 Million
Posted: December 22, 2009 by administrator in FCRATags: false claims act, government fraud, outlier payments, qui tam
Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County, Pennsylvania has settled a qui tam (False Claims Act) lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed some four years ago and the whistleblower alleged two of Lourdes Medical Center’s suburb hospitals, Lourdes Medical and Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, inflated charges for the treatment of Medicare patients for outlier payments, [...]
U.S. Supreme Court to Address Whistleblower Issue
Posted: December 15, 2009 by administrator in CONSUMER FRAUDTags: false claims act, qui tam, WHISTLEBLOWER
The U.S. Supreme Court last month began considering arguments over whistleblower lawsuits filed under the federal False Claims Act (qui tam), according to USA Today. The issue the Court will decide is whether False Claims Act lawsuits should be blocked if whistle blowers bring their claim based on public information available in a state or local report. Currently, False Claims [...]