Earlier this month, the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales of the District of New Mexico announced an $11.75 million settlement they reached with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). The company, headquartered in Northern Virginia, provides engineering and technical services to commercial and government customers. SAIC faced allegations that it violated the [...]
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On Thursday, June 6, 2013, the Justice Department announced that a number of related entities and individuals agreed to pay $2,883,947 to resolve allegations that they exploited the Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. These entities are Dayton-based TesTech, Inc., its owner, Sherif Aziz, as well as CESO Testing Technology, Inc., CESO International, [...]
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This past week, the Department of Justice announced a $7.3 million settlement it reached with U.S. Renal Care, an owner and operator of outpatient dialysis facilities throughout the United States. The settlement resulted from a qui-tam lawsuit filed in June 2008, which accused the Dialysis Corporation of America (DCA), acquired by U.S. Renal Care in [...]
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Earlier this month C.R. Bard Inc., a New Jersey based corporation that develops, manufactures, and markets medical products, agreed to pay $48.26 million to resolve kickback allegations filed against the company relating to its sale of Brachytherapy seeds. Brachytherapy seeds are a form of radiation therapy. According to the complaint filed in 2006, Bard allegedly [...]
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Earlier this month, the Department of Justice announced a $500 million settlement it reached with Ranbaxy USA Inc., a subsidiary of the Indian generic pharmaceutical manufacturer Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited. The settlement resolves both criminal and civil allegations filed against Ranbaxy. As a part of the settlement, the company agreed to pay $350 to resolve False [...]
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Earlier this month, the Department of Justice announced a $14.1 million settlement it reached with Adventist Health System and its affiliated hospital White Memorial Medical Center. The settlement was the result of a qui-tam lawsuit that was filed against the companies accusing them of violating the Anti-Kickback Act and the Stark Statute. Of the $14.1 [...]
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A few weeks ago, the Department of Justice announced a $12 Million settlement it reached with Hospice of Arizona LC, American Hospice Management LLC and American Hospice Management Holdings LLC.
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Last month, Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc. pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges and agreed to settle civil allegations involving the company’s promotion of the drug Megace ES. Par was fined $18 million and ordered to pay an additional $4.5 million in criminal forfeiture.
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Earlier this week, the Department of Justice announced a $26.1 million settlement it reached with dermatologist Steven J. Wasserman, M.D. of Venice, Florida. The settlement resolves allegations that Dr. Wasserman was performing medically unnecessary services and engaging in an illegal kickback scheme. The DOJ classified the settlement as one of the largest ever settlements with [...]
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Last month, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey announced a $12.6 million settlement it reached with the Cooper Health System and Cooper University Hospital regarding a False Claims Act lawsuit that was filed against the company. Cooper will pay $10.2 million of the settlement to the federal government and $2.3 to [...]
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