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Kickbacks and Consequences: Lessons from the Innovasis Settlement

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On May 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) announced a $12 million settlement with Innovasis Inc., a medical device manufacturer, and two of its senior executives...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] FCPA & Anti-Corruption for the Life Sciences Industry - May 9th - 10th, New York, NY

Hosted by the American Conference Institute, the 19th Annual FCPA & Anti-Corruption Conference for the Life Sciences Industry returns for another exciting year with carefully researched programming based on critical findings...more

Harris Beach PLLC

OIG December Enforcement Summary

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The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more

Gardner Law

[Hybrid Event] MASTERING TOMORROW'S HEALTHCARE TECH: A CUTTING-EDGE APPROACH TO REGULATORY, COMPLIANCE, AND PRIVACY DEMANDS -...

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FDA law firm Gardner Law and EU-based Fieldfisher discuss regulatory, compliance, and privacy matters relevant to high-tech healthcare products. - - Harnessing AI and Connected Devices in Medical Innovation in an...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

“Shotgun Pleadings” Ineffective for FCA Claims

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On April 21, 2022, the Northern District of Georgia granted a motion to dismiss a False Claims Act (“FCA”) suit brought against ERMI LLC (“ERMI”), a medical device manufacturer, describing the complaint as a “shotgun...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Corporate Integrity Agreements: A Year in Review

In 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) entered into 30 new corporate integrity agreements (CIAs) with companies and individuals to resolve exclusion authority arising out of...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, Number 39. News Briefs: November 2020

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 39 (November 2, 2020) - Medtronic USA Inc., a medical device maker, has agreed to pay $8.1 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce...more

The Volkov Law Group

Merit Medical Systems Settles False Claims Act Case for $18 Million (Part I of II)

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Medical device maker Merit Medical Systems (“MMS”) agreed to pay $18 million to resolve allegations that the company submitted false claims to Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE by paying kickbacks to physicians and hospitals to...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Disregard Compliance at Your Peril: Compliance Officer Paid As Whistleblower

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A medical device manufacturer learned what might seem an obvious lesson when it paid $18 million to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by its former Compliance Officer: don’t ignore your compliance officer. The federal...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 8: In This Month's E-News: August 2020

Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 8 (August 2020) - Higher education groups and others are hailing a decision by the administration to rescind planned rules that would have required students in the United States on...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Enforcement Spotlight: US Prosecutors Continue To Target Medical Technology Companies

Health care fraud continues to be a top enforcement priority for U.S. prosecutors, and nowhere is this more true than for the medical technology sector. From 2014-2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) brought enforcement...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Justice Department recovers more than $3 billion from False Claims Act cases in FY 2019

Compliance Today (March 2020) - In January, Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division announced that it “obtained more than $3 billion in settlements and judgments from civil...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 28, Number 41. News Briefs - November 2019 #3

Report on Medicare Compliance 28, no. 41 (November 18, 2019) - -  North Carolina physician Damian Brezinski and his medical group, Wilmington Health, agreed to pay $244,000 to settle false claims allegations in connection...more

The Volkov Law Group

Avanir Pharmaceuticals Pays More than $108 Million to Settle Kickback Violations

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Just to repeat myself – pharmaceutical and medical device firms face extraordinary risks of enforcement under the False Claims Act.  While everyone likes to write and focus on FCPA or anti-corruption risks for global drug and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Dialogue With Corporate Counsel: Skadden’s Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Seminar

On October 30, 2018, Skadden hosted its Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York City, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues faced by companies throughout the industry....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Enforcement and Litigation Strategies: Skadden’s Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Seminar

On March 15, 2018, Skadden hosted its Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Seminar in Palo Alto, California, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues faced by companies throughout the industry. The...more

The Volkov Law Group

Olympus: A Culture of Bribery and Kickbacks

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When compliance officers read about a major Justice Department settlement action, we can all hear the collective sigh of relief – “Thank goodness, that did not happen here in my company.”...more

Carlton Fields

Justice Department Recovers Nearly $6 Billion From False Claims Act Cases in 2014

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained a record $5.69 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in fiscal year 2014. This marks the first time the DOJ...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Highway 61 Revisited-Tombstone Blues and Corporate Integrity Agreements

I conclude my tribute to my favorite Bob Dylan album, Highway 61 Revisited with a look at the most surreal song on the disc, Tombstone Blues. I want to use it to contrast the most excellent article that appears today as a...more

King & Spalding

Recent False Claims Act Decision Provides Important Guidance To Manufacturers And Resellers About Trade Agreements Act Compliance

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The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently upheld a District Court's dismissal of a False Claims Act (FCA) complaint against a federal government contractor in a case that will be of...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Healthcare Law -- Aug 19, 2013

As the Healthcare Landscape Shifts, Four Issues Are Critical to Build Effective Market Access Strategies - In this time of high growth and fast change for the healthcare industry, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and...more

The Volkov Law Group

Doctors, Enforcement Risks And Compliance Programs

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Doctors better get used to government regulation. The Affordable Healthcare Act contains a lengthy complement of new laws and regulations. ...more

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