Diopsys Inc. agreed to pay $14.25 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) in encouraging the unnecessary use of the company’s Nova device for retinal testing.
U.S. law allows whistleblowers to file suit for violations the False Claims Act, but the legality of these qui tam relators under the Appointments Clause is under intense scrutiny thanks to a case heard in Florida district court.
False Claims Act litigation in the U.S. spiked significantly according to a new report by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, at least in terms of the number of cases brought to the courts. However, the report added that the total dollar value of these cases is in line with historical norms, suggesting that the average recovery amount has tapered off significantly.
False Claims Act litigation in the U.S. spiked significantly according to a new report by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, at least in terms of the number of cases brought to the courts.
Murray Hill, N.J.-based C.R. Bard Inc. agreed to pay roughly $17 million to settle allegations that it violated the Anti-Kickback Statute in connection with the use of a self-referral form for sales of the company’s intermittent catheter.
The U.S. Department of Justice reported that THD America Inc., and its Italian corporate parent company agreed to pay $700,000 over inducing physicians to use incorrect payment codes in Medicare and Medicaid claims.
The news about how the U.S. False Claims Act (FCA) is adjudicated in the courts is typically dismal, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently provided an exception.
U.S. deputy attorney general Lisa Monaco recently outlined some new programs related to federal enforcement across the economy, including some novel elements related to artificial intelligence. However, the more important take-away, according to Preston Pugh of Crowell & Moring LLP, is that the Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to work to make the legal environment more friendly to would-be whistleblowers, thus increasing the risk for companies inside and outside the life sciences.
U.S. deputy attorney general Lisa Monaco recently outlined some new programs related to federal enforcement across the economy, including some novel elements related to artificial intelligence (AI).
