False Claims Cases
Pennsylvania Judges Imprisoned For Kickback SchemeTwo judges have each agreed to plead guilty and serve more than seven years in prison for receiving kickbacks from a private juvenile detention facility. Judges Mark Ciavarella and...
Eli Lilly Settles For Largest Criminal Fine in US HistoryOn January 15, 2009, the Department of Justice reported that Eli Lilly and Company has agreed to plead guilty and pay $1.415 billion to resolve civil and criminal allegations. The...
Yale Mismanaged Research Grants; Will Pay $7.6 MillionOn December 23, 2008, the District of Connecticut United States Attorney’s Office released a settlement by Yale University to pay $7.6 million to resolve False Claims Act and common...
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Oklahoma Hospital To Pay $13 Million To Resolve False Claims Act AllegationsOn December 22, 2009, the Department of Justice released the settlement of a False Claims Act case involving St. John Health System of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The health provider has agreed...
Three Health Agencies Sued For Using Unqualified ‘Home Health Aides’On December 17, 2009, the office of the New York Attorney General announced a $24 million settlement to a False Claims Act lawsuit involving three home health agencies. The agencies...
Pharmaceutical Company Will Pay $21 Million FoR Overpricing Respiratory DrugsOn December 17, 2009, Bloomberg News reported that Schering-Plough Corp., a drug company, will pay $21.3 million to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit against it. The settlement stems...
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Along with pharmacists Daniel Bieurance and Neil Thompson, the False Claims Act Attorney Group of Vanderlinden, Christensen, and Wojtalewicz is proud to announce the $9.9 million settlement of a False Claims Medicaid Fraud Case against the giant pharmacy chain Walgreens. Learn more here.
