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Defense Contractor Resolves DOJ and SEC FCPA, FCA, Export Controls Violations for $950 Million

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In October 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settlements with Raytheon Company, a division of multinational defense contractor RTX, over defective pricing and...more

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Raytheon’s False Claims Act Settlement (Part IV of IV)

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The Justice Department’s global settlement included a significant False Claims Act resolution, resulting in a second deferred prosecution agreement (“DPA”) for a three-year term. A criminal information was filed in the...more

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The DOJ’s Focus on Clinical Trial Enforcement: An Ounce of Prevention Is Better Than an Enforcement Action Cure

In early April, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Division’s Consumer Protection Branch (CPB) published its first-ever “Recent Highlights” report. The report provides background on the CPB, highlights from its recent...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recent Enforcement Settlements Highlight Continued Scrutiny of Quality and Manufacturing Issues

Three recent settlements demonstrate the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) continued scrutiny of product quality and manufacturing issues in the medical device industry. Using the civil False Claims Act (FCA) and the...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Investment Bank To Pay Over $130 Million To Resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Fraud Allegations

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Deutsche Bank to Pay Over $130 Million to Resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Fraud Allegations - Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Deutsche Bank) has agreed to pay more than $130 million to resolve the government’s...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Health Information Technology Developer to Pay $145 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations

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In the DOJ’s first-ever criminal action against an electronic health records vendor, San Francisco-based Practice Fusion Inc. agreed to pay $145 million to resolve allegations that it received kickbacks from pharmaceutical...more

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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

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Investigations Newsletter: Pharmaceutical Company Agrees to Pay $15.4 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations

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NY Ambulette Owners Plead Guilty to $8.6 Million Health Care Kickback Scheme - On September 5, the Department of Justice announced that two New York ambulette owners pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to offer and...more

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Aegerion Settles Criminal and Civil Probe of Promotional Practices, REMS and HIPAA Compliance, and Patient Assistance Programs

On September 22, 2017, Aegerion Pharmaceuticals resolved a wide-ranging probe by the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the company’s U.S. commercial activities relating to Juxtapid, a lipid-lowering agent for the...more

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Compliance Lessons from the Olympus Corporate Integrity Agreement – Part I

The recent Olympus Corporation and related entities (collectively ‘Olympus’) enforcement action demonstrated a company seemingly dedicated to lying, cheating and stealing its way across the globe in search of almighty dollar....more

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