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Doctor Pleads Guilty for Participation in Telemedicine Conspiracy Over…
On September 28, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Christopher B. Bjarke, MD, pled guilty to conspiring to…
Pfizer Seeking to Rewrite Anti-Kickback Interpretations
In October 2022, Pfizer filed a petition with the Supreme Court of the United States, seeking to overturn a lower court decision…
DOJ Announces $1.2 Million Settlement with Respironics
On September 22, 2022, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $1.2 million settlement with Philips RS North…
Essilor Reaches $22 Million Settlement and Five-Year CIA for Alleged False…
Earlier this year, Essilor International, Essilor of America Inc., Essilor Laboratories of America Inc., and Essilor Instruments…
DOJ Reaches Settlement with California Doctor Over False Claims Act…
Earlier this year, Gerald M. Sacks, MD, reached a settlement agreement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) over…
Marketers Sentenced for Role in Health Care Kickback Scheme
In mid-April 2022, two marketers were sentenced in federal court to twelve months of probation and hundreds of thousands of…
DOJ Files Suit Against Methodist Hospitals Over Alleged False Claims Act…
On April 11, 2022, the United States filed a complaint-in-intervention, alleging that Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare (MLH) and…
Ten Individual Indicted in $300 Million Healthcare Fraud
Earlier this year, Chad E. Meacham, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, announced a $300 million healthcare…
California Court Rules that FMV Payments Can Qualify as Illegal Kickbacks
On February 23, 2022, the United States District Court for the Central District of California denied Medtronic’s motion to dismiss…
Mallinckrodt Reaches $260 Million Anti-Kickback Settlement
Recently, Mallinckrodt ARD LLC reached a $260 million settlement to resolve allegations that Mallinckrodt violated the False…