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French Autorité de la Concurrence Fines Sanofi €40.6 Million for Denigrating Competing Generics"

by Simon Baxter, Frederic Depoortere, Ingrid Vandenborre, James Venit | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/21/2013

On May 14, 2013, the French Autorité de la Concurrence (Autorité) issued a decision imposing a fine of €40.6 million on French company Sanofi-Aventis France (Sanofi) for an abuse of dominance in the market for the...more

US Sues Novartis for Alleged Pharmacy Kickback Scheme

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 4/30/2013

Swiss drug maker Novartis has been sued by a U.S. Attorney for allegedly paying kickbacks to pharmacies that converted thousands of patients to one of its drugs. The civil fraud suit accuses the company of disguising the...more

Government Warns Hospitals on Using Electronic Medical Records to Engage in Fraudulent Billing

by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 10/1/2012

On September 24, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) wrote a joint letter to the Chief Executive Officers of five prominent hospital associations. The letter...more

GlaxoSmithKline Settlement Puts Healthcare Industry on Notice

by LEVICK on 7/3/2012

With the Justice Department’s announcement that GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 billion in the largest healthcare fraud settlement in U.S. history, all drug companies – and any other businesses working in healthcare or...more