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St. Jude Agrees to Pay $27 Million to Settle False Claims Act Charges for Selling Defective Heart Devices (Part III of V)

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14 Jul, 2021

St. Jude Agrees to Pay $27 Million to Settle False Claims Act Charges for Selling Defective Heart Devices (Part III of V)

St. Jude Medical agreed to pay $27 million to settle False Claims Act charges that it knowingly sold a defective heart device to health care facilities. St. Jude was acquired by Abbott Laboratories in early 2017. St. Jude failed to disclose serious health events caused by the early depletion of the battery in certain models of its Fortify, Fortify Assura, Quadra and Unify devices which...

Justice Department, HHS-OIG and Defense Investigators Bring Flurry of False Claims Act Cases (Part I of V)

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12 Jul, 2021

Justice Department, HHS-OIG and Defense Investigators Bring Flurry of False Claims Act Cases (Part I of V)

The False Claims Act is a powerful enforcement tool. The Justice Department with its partner agencies are ramping up enforcement efforts. The Biden DOJ is preparing to implement an aggressive FCA program across healthcare, defense industries and other government contractors. Combined with this initiative, DOJ recently implemented an antitrust enforcement task force relating to government procurement. In this environment, companies have to address these risks...

Episode 201 — DOJ Brings Flurry of False Claims Act Cases

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11 Jul, 2021

Episode 201 — DOJ Brings Flurry of False Claims Act Cases

The False Claims Act is a powerful enforcement tool. The Justice Department with its partner agencies are ramping up enforcement efforts. The Biden DOJ is preparing to implement an aggressive FCA program across healthcare, defense industries and other government contractors. The False Claims Act stands as a major risk – businesses that depend on government business, including healthcare, defense and other contractors, have to address...

Volkov Law Group Secures False Claims Act Settlement of $5.6 Million Against Tungsten Heavy Powder of San Diego to Settle False Claims Act Case

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25 May, 2021

Volkov Law Group Secures False Claims Act Settlement of $5.6 Million Against Tungsten Heavy Powder of San Diego to Settle False Claims Act Case

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California recently announced a settlement of a False Claims Act case against Tungsten Heavy Powder of San Diego (THP), which was filed and prosecuted by the Volkov Law Group on behalf of two relators, Global Tungsten & Powders Corporation (GTP), and Greg Caputo, a former employee of THP. GTP and Caputo filed the original lawsuit under...

Episode 180 — 2020 False Claims Act Review with Jessica Sanderson, Partner, The Volkov Law Group

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7 Feb, 2021

Episode 180 — 2020 False Claims Act Review with Jessica Sanderson, Partner, The Volkov Law Group

Jessica Sanderson, Partner, The Volkov Law Group and Michael Volkov review significant developments in the civil False Claims Act (“FCA”) area from the past year. With mind-boggling federal spending in FY 2020 and the obvious potential for fraud, abuse, and misuse of the trillions of dollars of federal stimulus funds, we undoubtedly will see a considerable increase in FCA audits, investigations, enforcement actions, qui tam...

Episode 168 — Review of Merit Medical False Claims Act Settlement

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8 Nov, 2020

Episode 168 — Review of Merit Medical False Claims Act Settlement

Medical device maker Merit Medical Systems (“MMS”) agreed to pay $18 million to resolve allegations that the company submitted false claims to Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE by paying kickbacks to physicians and hospitals to induce increased use of MMS products. Dr. Charles J. Wolf, Merit’s former chief compliance officer, filed a whistleblower complaint against the firm in April 2016 following his resignation, in which he...

The Long Path to a Whistleblower Recovery: Former CCO Vindicated by Merit Medical Systems False Claims Act Settlement (Part II of II)

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5 Nov, 2020

The Long Path to a Whistleblower Recovery: Former CCO Vindicated by Merit Medical Systems False Claims Act Settlement (Part II of II)

Dr. Charles Wolf was the Chief Compliance Officer at Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (“MMS”), who ultimately became the federal whistleblower against MMS alleging violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute. Dr. Wolf’s concerns were ultimately vindicated when the Justice Department intervened in support of his complaint. MMS settled the case with DOJ and agreed to pay $18 million. Dr. Wolf received $2.65 million from the settlement under...

Merit Medical Systems Settles False Claims Act Case for $18 Million (Part I of II)

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3 Nov, 2020

Merit Medical Systems Settles False Claims Act Case for $18 Million (Part I of II)

Medical device maker Merit Medical Systems (“MMS”) agreed to pay $18 million to resolve allegations that the company submitted false claims to Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE by paying kickbacks to physicians and hospitals to induce increased use of MMS products. MMS manufactures and markets disposable medical devices used in interventional and diagnostic procedures, including cardiology, radiology, oncology, critical care and endoscopy. The anti-kickback statute prohibits...

Indivior Solutions Pleads Guilty to False Statements and Agrees to Pay $600 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil investigations for Marketing of Opioid Addiction Treatment Drug Suboxone

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29 Jul, 2020

Indivior Solutions Pleads Guilty to False Statements and Agrees to Pay $600 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil investigations for Marketing of Opioid Addiction Treatment Drug Suboxone

DOJ’s aggressive enforcement of the opioid industry is a striking example of the power of federal prosecutors when focused on an industry. Once prioritized for enforcement, DOJ has quickly brought together prosecutors and law enforcement to target corporate actors and companies with the full force of criminal and civil statutes. In a significant case, DOJ announced the resolution of its criminal and civil investigations against...

Novartis Settles False Claims Act Cases and Pays $729 Million for Domestic Bribery Schemes

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6 Jul, 2020

Novartis Settles False Claims Act Cases and Pays $729 Million for Domestic Bribery Schemes

We have a new poster-child for a defective corporate culture of wrongdoing. Novartis has joined the exclusive club, along with Siemens, General Motors, Wells Fargo, and others in the misconduct Hall of Fame. Within the space of two weeks, Novartis has settled FCPA violations for foreign bribery, and just recently, Novartis settled two separate cases in the United States for anti-kickback and False Claims Act...

Tagged: false claims act

St. Jude Agrees to Pay $27 Million to Settle False Claims Act Charges for Selling Defective Heart Devices (Part III of V)

Justice Department, HHS-OIG and Defense Investigators Bring Flurry of False Claims Act Cases (Part I of V)

Episode 201 — DOJ Brings Flurry of False Claims Act Cases

Volkov Law Group Secures False Claims Act Settlement of $5.6 Million Against Tungsten Heavy Powder of San Diego to Settle False Claims Act Case

Episode 180 — 2020 False Claims Act Review with Jessica Sanderson, Partner, The Volkov Law Group

Episode 168 — Review of Merit Medical False Claims Act Settlement

The Long Path to a Whistleblower Recovery: Former CCO Vindicated by Merit Medical Systems False Claims Act Settlement (Part II of II)

Merit Medical Systems Settles False Claims Act Case for $18 Million (Part I of II)

Indivior Solutions Pleads Guilty to False Statements and Agrees to Pay $600 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil investigations for Marketing of Opioid Addiction Treatment Drug Suboxone

Novartis Settles False Claims Act Cases and Pays $729 Million for Domestic Bribery Schemes

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