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Sanofi Settles Vaccine Antitrust Dispute
Sanofi Pasteur Inc., has agreed to pay $61.5 million in a five-year long class action brought by doctors alleging that the drug…
Walgreens to Pay $50M to Settle Anti-Kickback Suit
Walgreen Co. (“Walgreens”) has agreed to pay $50 million to settle allegations that it gave kickbacks to government health care…
Stark Law Regulatory Changes for 2017
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS finalized) the 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule. This rule,…
Tenet Healthcare to Pay $514 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a settlement with Tenet Healthcare Corporation and several subsidiaries,…
Omnicare Inc. to Pay Over $28 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations
As announced on Monday, October 17, 2016, by the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the nation’s largest nursing home…
The Olympus Settlement – What It Can Tell Us About the Compliance Officer
When dissecting recent settlements, we normally look at the underlying events and process failures. The recent Olympus settlement,…
Acclarent Executive Convicted of Misdemeanors and Acquitted of Felonies
The former Chief Executive Officer and Vice President of Sales of Acclarent, Inc., a medical device company and division of…
Cardiovascular Systems Inc. False Claims Act and Anti Kickback Settlement
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI) has agreed to pay $8 million and sign a corporate integrity agreement (CIA) to settle a False…
Carl Reichel Warner Chilcott Executive Acquittal Deals Blow to Yates Memo
In a blow to the Department of Justice and the Yates Memo, a Massachusetts jury acquitted Warner Chilcott executive Carl Reichel.…
Detecting the “Sham” in Speaker Programs
In late March 2016, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NPC) and the U.S. Department of Justice and the State of New York…