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DOJ Enforcement Panel Focuses on Medical Device Companies
Last week’s CBI Medical Device and Diagnostic Compliance Congress featured an “enforcement panel” that discussed recent trends in…
Medtronic Settles $2.8 Million Off-Label Suit Over Neurostimulator…
Minnesota-based medtech company, Medtronic Inc., has agreed to pay $2.8 million to resolve allegations that the company…
Senator Warren Sets Sights on Pharmaceutical Industry: Proposes Requiring…
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) plans to introduce legislation that she believes will “substantially increase federal funding…
Teva Pharmaceuticals v. Sandoz: Supreme Court Sides with Teva in Patent…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed down an important decision regarding how patent claims are handled on appeal. The U.S. Court…
OIG Soliciting Recommendations on New Safe Harbors To The Anti-Kickback…
Each year the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) solicits recommendations for new or modified safe harbor provisions…
Daiichi Sankyo Settlement and Corporate Integrity Agreement
Japanese pharmaceutical company, Daiichi Sankyo Inc., with U.S. headquarters in New Jersey, has agreed to pay $39 million to…
DOJ Alleges Kickbacks Between Omnicare and Abbott Labs Involving Dementia…
On December 22, the United States filed a civil False Claims Act complaint against Omnicare Inc. alleging that it solicited and…
A Year After Making Big Changes To Sales Practices, GSK Cuts R&D In…
GlaxoSmithKline’s 2012 Corporate Integrity Agreement made mandatory the company’s policy that it would not provide sales reps with…
Former Sanofi Paralegal Brings $34 Million Whistleblower Lawsuit
A paralegal recently fired by French drug manufacturer Sanofi has filed a whistleblower lawsuit, claiming she was discharged after…
FDA Combination Product Classification Again Struck Down By D.C. Court
Whether the FDA considers a product to be a “medical device” as opposed to a “drug” has very important implications.…