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Georgia Laboratory Owner Pleads Guilty to Felony Anti-Kickback Statute Violations - On February 28, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the guilty plea of Andrew Maloney, who, along with his clinical laboratory...more
On January 4, 2023, the Department of Justice issued a press release stating that Jet Medical Inc. has agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve criminal allegations relating to a migraine headache treatment. Jet Medical and two...more
Medical Device Company to Pay Over $700,000 To Resolve Criminal Allegations - On January 4, 2023, a criminal information was filed in the Southern District of Illinois, in which Jet Medical Inc. (Jet), a medical device...more
Enforcement in Life Sciences Series: Key Cases in 2020 Reflect Emerging DOJ Focus for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Makers - Recent settlements between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a range of...more
William F. Gould In United States v. Merino, No. 19-50291, 2021 WL 754589 (9th Cir. Feb. 26, 2021), the court of appeals reversed the conviction of Marina Merino of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in violation of 18...more
In 2012, New England Compounding Center (“NECC”) shipped contaminated anti-pain medication to hospitals and clinics around the country, with devastating consequences. Patients around the country developed fungal meningitis...more
In this post, I will be focusing on the intersection of off-label communications with government enforcement of health care fraud through the False Claims Act. Over the past eight years, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”)...more
For more than a decade, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has zealously pursued enforcement actions against the health care industry. Given the continued growth in government spending on health care and the billions of dollars...more
On November 17, 2015, a group of Skadden attorneys and corporate counsel joined representatives from more than 20 life sciences companies to discuss U.S. enforcement issues companies throughout the industry face. The key...more
Overview - States have increasingly brought actions under Medicaid fraud or consumer protection statutes seeking civil penalties and restitution from the makers of prescription drugs. Many top-selling drugs have been...more