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Abbott Laboratories to Pay $1.5 Billion to Resolve Criminal and Civil Investigations
Abbott Laboratories, Inc. (“Abbott”) has agreed to settle criminal and civil matters, including 4 separate whistleblower suits, related to the unlawful promotion of the drug Depakote for off-label uses. The settlement involves the payment of $700 million in criminal fines and forfeiture of assets, plus $800 million in payments to the federal government and… Read More »
McKesson Corporation Settles Federal Whistleblower Claim for $190 Million
McKesson Corporation (“McKesson”), a large drug wholesaler, has agreed to settle the federal-portion only of a whistleblower lawsuit for $190 million. The whistleblower, David Morgan, a licensed Pennsylvania pharmacist, filed a claim under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. The whistleblower alleged that McKesson fraudulently reported inflated pricing information for a… Read More »
Contractor Settles Whistleblower Suit for $6.4 Million
Walsh Construction (“Walsh”), a large general contracting company founded in 1898, has agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit related to multiple construction projects it completed in Chicago. The whistleblower, Gregory Hudalla (“Hudalla”), filed the lawsuit under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act nearly 7 years ago. Hudalla, a former construction manager… Read More »
Defense Contractor Settles Whistleblower Case For $36.9 Million
Defense contractor ATK Launch Systems, Inc. (“ATK”) has agreed to settle a whistleblower case for $36.9 million. The lawsuit was initially brought by whistleblower Kendall Dye, an ATK program manager, under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. The whistleblower alleged that, from 2000 to 2006, ATK sold dangerous and defective combat… Read More »
Walgreens Settles Whistleblower Cases For $7.9 Million
Walgreens, a retail pharmacy chain based in Illinois, has agreed to pay the United States and participating states $7.9 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. The settlement resolves allegations initially brought by whistleblowers Cassie Bass, a former Walgreens pharmacy technician, and Jack Chin, an independent pharmacist. The whistleblowers brought… Read More »
AmMed Direct Settles Whistleblower Complaint For $18 Million
Tennessee-based AmMed Direct, LLC (“AmMed”) has agreed to settle a whistleblower action with the payment of $18 million to the United States and the state of Tennessee. The complaint was initially brought by whistleblower Bryan McNeese, a former AmMed employee, in 2009 under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. The qui… Read More »
Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia, LLC Settles False Claims Act Case for $3.8 Million
Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia, LLC, located in Decatur, Georgia, and its affiliates RCOG Cancer Centers LLC, Physician Oncology Services Management Company LLC, and Physician Oncology Services L.P. (collectively “RCOG”) have agreed to settle a consolidated qui tam action for $3.8 million. RCOG was named in two separate complaints filed under the qui tam provisions… Read More »
Universal Health Services Pays $6.85 Million to Settle Qui Tam Action
Universal Health Services, Inc. (“UHS”) and its subsidiaries, Keystone Education and Youth Services LLC and Keystone Marion LLC, have agreed to settle a whistleblower suit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. The qui tam action was initially filed by whistleblowers, Megan Johnson, Leslie Webb and Kimberly Stafford-Payne, former employees… Read More »
Lockheed Martin Settles Whistleblower Suit for $15.85 Million
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin (“Lockheed”) has agreed to settle a whistleblower suit involving one of its subcontractors, Tools & Metals of Fort Worth, Texas. The qui tam complaints by whistleblowers Robert B. Spencer and John Becker, both former employees of Tools & Metals, alleged that Tools & Metals improperly inflated the cost of tools… Read More »
Chicago-Area LifeWatch Services Settles Whistleblower Suits for $18.5 Million
LifeWatch Services, Inc., (“LifeWatch”) has agreed to settle two pending qui tam complaints for $18.5 million. The whistleblowers, Ryan Sims and Sara Collins, both former LifeWatch employees, alleged that LifeWatch improperly billed Medicare for ambulatory cardiac telemetry (“ACT”) services. ACT is a type of cardiac monitoring that uses mobile phone technology to record cardiac… Read More »