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Omnicare Agrees to Settle Whistleblower’s Allegations
Omnicare, Inc. has agreed to pay $4.19 million to settle allegations by a whistleblower in a qui tam lawsuit that it solicited and received illegal kickbacks in violation of the False Claims Act. Omnicare, based in Ohio, is one of the nation’s largest providers of pharmaceuticals to long-term care facilities and nursing homes. According… Read More »
Medical Imaging Group Settles in Whistleblowers’ Case
Diagnostic Imaging Group (“DIG”) will pay a total of $15.5 million to resolve allegations made by whistleblowers in three qui tam lawsuits that it violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute. DIG operates a change of diagnostic testing facilities through its New York-based subsidiary Doshi Diagnostic Imaging Services. It formerly operated through… Read More »
Endo Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Settle in Qui Tam Case
Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its subsidiary Endo Health Solutions, Inc. (collectively “Endo”) have agreed to pay $192.7 million to resolve allegations by whistleblowers in three qui tam lawsuits that they violated the False Claims Act. According to the Department of Justice, the settlement resolves both criminal and civil allegations concerning the marketing of the… Read More »
Government Contractor Settles Whistleblower’s Lawsuit
Vector Planning and Services, Inc., doing business as VPSI, has agreed to settle allegations made by a whistleblower in a qui tam complaint that it violated the False Claims Act. VPSI is a government contractor that provides information technology, systems engineering, program management, and consulting to numerous agencies of the federal government including the… Read More »
Private Military Contractor Settles Whistleblower’s Case
Military Professional Resources, Inc. (“MPRI”) based in Alexandria, Virginia has agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle a whistleblower’s allegations in a qui tam lawsuit that it violated the False Claims Act. According to the whistleblower’s complaint, MPRI is an operational division of a private military contractor – Level 3 Communications – headquartered in… Read More »
Government Contractor Settles Whistleblower’s Case
Colorado Springs, Colorado based Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (“Sanborn”) has agreed to settle False Claims Act allegations in a whistleblower’s qui tam case. According to the Department of Justice, the allegations stem from contracts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide photogrammetric mapping and geographic information system services. Photogrammetry is the science… Read More »
JPMorgan Chase Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Suit
According to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, JP Morgan Chase has agreed to pay $614 million to settle allegations by a whistleblower in a qui tam action that it violated the False Claims Act. According to its website, New York-based JP Morgan Chase is a worldwide financial services… Read More »
Kentucky Hospital Settles in Qui Tam Lawsuit
Saint Joseph Health System, Inc. doing business as Saint Joseph London Hospital (“St. Joseph”) has agreed to settle allegations by three whistleblowers that it violated the federal False Claims Act and the Stark Law. St. Joseph has agreed to pay $16.5 million to resolve the pending qui tam action against it. The qui tam… Read More »
Tennessee Clinics Settles False Claims Allegations
Two Tennessee orthopedic clinics have agreed to settle allegations asserted by a whistleblower in a qui tam action that the clinics violated the False Claims Act. Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics P.C. in Knoxville has agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle the whistleblower’s allegations. Appalachian Orthopaedic Clinics P.C. in Kingsport will pay $550,000 to settle… Read More »
Nuclear Energy Product Provider Settles in Qui Tam Case
General Electric Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC (“GE Hitachi”) has agreed to settle allegations of False Claims Act violations contained in a qui tam case filed by a whistleblower in North Carolina. North Carolina-based GE Hitachi is a subsidiary of General Electric Company, headquartered in Connecticut, and is partially owned by Hitachi, Ltd., based… Read More »