2010

September

• Allergen Pleads Guilty to Misbranding Charges of Botox

• Hewlett-Packard Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit for $55 Million

• Student Loan Company Nelnet Pays $55-Million Settlement

August

• Source of Navigation Equipment Violates Trade Agreements Act; $695,063 Quitam Settlement Reached

• Teva Pharmaceutical Settles Medicaid Fraud Claim

• New Laws Provide Substantial Rewards to Whistleblowers for Reporting Fraud on Wall Street

July

• Advanced BioNutrition Pays $934,000 to Settle Whistleblower Allegations

• Benchmark Rehabilitation Reaches Settlement with Tennessee Attorney General

• University of Chicago Hospital Pays $7 Million to Settle Whistleblower Case

June

• Northrop Grumman to Pay $12.5 Million in False Claims Settlement; Whistleblower Awarded $2.4 Million

• Cochlear Americas to Pay U.S. $880,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

• Office Depot to Pay Florida $4.5 Million to Settle Whistleblower Investigation

• Heart Device Manufacturer, Hospitals Pay Nearly $4 Million for Alleged Kickback Scheme

• Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. to Pay U.S. an Additional $3.7 Million for Overcharges

• Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, Christ Hospital Pay $108 Million in Qui Tam Settlement

• EMC Corporation Pays U.S. $87.5 Millions to Settle False Claims Act Case

May

• Nine Hospitals to Pay U.S. Over $9.4 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

• Ciena Capital to Pay $26.3 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

• Novartis to Pay $72.5 Million to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit

• AstraZeneca Pays $520 Million in Settlement; Whistleblower Receives $45 Million

• Johnson & Johnson Subsidiaries Settle False Claims Case for $81 Million

• Schwarz Pharma Settles Whistleblower Case for $22 Million

• Genzyme Pays FDA $175 Million in Consent Decree Settlement

• Wisconsin Receives $7.75 Million in Settlement with Drug Companies

• Eli Lilly to Pay Louisiana $20 Million for Off-Label Marketing

• Mobil Oil Companies to Pay U.S. $32.2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

• Pfizer Inc. to Pay South Carolina $12.7 Million Settlement After Investigation

April

• Jury Decides Pfizer Should Pay $142.1 Million for Marketing Fraud

• IRS Whistleblower Office Issues Whistleblowers Full Reward

• Medicare Supply Company Ordered to Pay U.S. Over $19.3 Million for Violating False Claims Act

• Florida Health Care Provider and Physician to Pay $12 Million False Claims Act Settlement

March

• New Jersey Hospital to Pay $6.35 Million in Medicare False Claims Act Settlement

• Christ Hospital of Greater Cincinnati to Pay Appx. $110 Million in False Claims Settlement

• Alpharma Inc. to Pay $42.5 Million in False Claims Act Settlement

• Dey L.P. and Dey Inc. to Pay Florida $6.5 Million in Medicaid Fraud Settlement

• Drug Maker Actavis Elizabeth Pays $3.6 Million to Settle Massachusetts False Claims Act Case

• Doctor, Wife and Their Clinics to Pay $820,000 to Settle False Billing Claims

• Rush University Medical Center to Pay Over $1.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

• Christiana Care Health System Pays $3.3 Million in False Claims Act Settlement

• 14 Entities Pay $15.4 Million to Settle Bid-Rigging and Price-Fixing Allegations

• EMC Pays U.S. Government $87.5 Million to Settle Investigation

• Mariner Health Care Inc. and SavaSeniorCare Pay $14 Million in False Claims Act Settlement

• Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center Pays $2.92 Million in Fraud Allegation Settlement

• County Waste to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Settle Alleged Violations of NYS False Claims Act

• Eon Labs to Pay U.S. $3.5 Million in False Claims Act Settlement

February

• $18.5 Million Settlement for Illegal Off-Label Marketing of Anti-Psychotic Drug

• Weaver of Ballistic Fabrics Will Pay $4 Million for Sale of Defective Material

• Teva Announces $315 Million False Claims Settlement

• New NJ Legislation Strengthens False Claims Act

• Qui Tam Lawsuit Ends in $3.76 Million Resolution for Alleged Medicare Fraud

• U.S. Will Collect $10 Million from Former Los Angeles Medical Center Owners for False Claims Scheme

January

• FORBA Pays U.S. $24 Million in Settlement based on Three Qui Tam Lawsuits

• U.S. Files Suit Against J&J for Paying Kickbacks Based on Whistleblower Suits

• Minnesota Hospital Pays in Whistleblower Lawsuit for Alleged False Claims to Medicare

• Chevron Pays $45.5 Million for False Claims; Whistleblower Heirs Receive $12.3 Million

• Woman Blows the Whistle on Genesys for Overbilling

• U.S. and MI Receive $9.5 Million from Visiting Physicians Association for False Claims Allegations

• Oklahoma Hospital System Pays $13 Million for False Claims Violations

• NJ Health System Pays U.S. $7.95 Million for Overcharging Medicare

2009

December

• Heirs of Deceased Whistleblower Reap Benefits of Original Qui Tam Suit

• U.S. Gov. and New York State Receive $24 Million from Home Health Care Programs for False Claims

• For-Profit University to Pay $78.5 Million in False Claims Act Suit

• Whistleblower Receives $4.5 Million for Helping FBI in Case Against MPC

November

• Justice Department Announces Recovery of $2.4 Billion in False Claims Act Suits Since 1986

• Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Settle False Claims Act Liability for $1.83 Million

• NJ Hospital to Pay $3.02 Million in Settlement of Qui Tam Lawsuit for Allegations of Medicare Fraud

• Largest U.S. Nursing Home Pharmacy to Pay $98 Million for Alleged Kickback Schemes

• Texas Hospital Group to Pay $27.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Violation Claims

October

• Mylan Inc Pays US Government $121 Million for Whistleblower Dispute Over Generic Drug Sales

• Healthcare Company Pays U.S. Government $1.375 Million for Kickbacks and False Claims

• Two Guides to the FCA From the Congressional Research Service

• Six Hospitals Pay $8.3 Million In Qui Tam Lawsuit

September

• NJ Pharma Company to Pay More Than $24 Million for Payment to Physicians to Research New Program

• North Iowa Hospital Pays $4.5 Million to Settle Improper Use of Medicare Claims

• Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement in Justice Department History

August

• The National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units Announces a $12.4 Million Dollar Settlement

• Boeing Company to Pay U.S. $25 Million in Qui Tam Lawsuit

• Dynamics Research Corporation to Pay the U.S. $15 Million in False Claims Lawsuit

• Landmark $62.5 Million Settlement Highlights Role of False Claims Act in Public Interest Litigation

• Tulare Healthcare System Pays $2.4 Million in Medicare Scam

July

• New York State and City to Pay $540 Million for False Medicaid Claims

• Boston Scientific and Medtronic Involved in Lawsuit for Cheating Medicare

• U.S. Joins Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Several Corporations

• Medical Center to Settle Fraud Allegations with $2.75 Million

June

• North Carolina Whistleblower Case is Heard by Supreme Court

• Hawaii Hospital Settles Qui Tam Lawsuit for $2.5 Million

• NJ Hospital Settles a Second Time in Similar Qui Tam Suit

• Healthways Pays $40 Million in 15-Year Qui Tam Lawsuit

• Defense Contractor Pays $1.7 Million for Alleged Overbilling of U.S. Air Force

May

• Minnesota Hospitals Pay $2.28 Million in Whistleblower Suit Settlement

• U.S. Joins Whistleblower Suit Against Pharmaceutical Company for Not Paying Medicaid Rebates

• False Claims Act Reinforcement Bill Headed to Obama's Desk for Signing

• WellCare Pays $80 Million to Avoid Criminal Prosecution

• Forest Laboratories Income Slides with $170 Million to Go Towards False Claims Investigation

April

• Hurricane Katrina Contractor Settles with U.S. Government for $4 Million

• Alta Colleges Pay U.S. $7 Million for False Claims; Initial Suit by Unnamed Whisltblowers

• Government Wins $128 Million in Qui Tam Suit Against NetApp

• Businessman Blows the Whistle on Quest Diagnostic - Ends in $302 Million Settlement

• West Virginia Hospital Pays to End Investigation of Previous Owner's Fraudulent Claims

• Largest Qui Tam Settlement Paid for Defective Satellite Components

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