Jan 24, 2023 | False Claims Act
On January 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that DePuy Synthes, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, agreed to pay $9.75 million to settle allegations it, through former sales representatives, improperly paid kickbacks to a surgeon in...
Jan 17, 2023 | False Claims Act
Last week, the United States Supreme Court consolidated and agreed to hear two False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam cases out of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The issue in those cases is whether and when a defendant’s contemporaneous subjective understanding or...
Jan 17, 2023 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations
Last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Advanced Bionics LLC, a California-based manufacturer of cochlear implant system devices, had agreed to pay more than $12 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) when it...
Jan 17, 2023 | False Claims Act
On January 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that a federal judge sentenced Florida doctor, Michael Ligotti, to 20 years in prison for his role in a multi-year healthcare fraud scheme that took place from 2011 to 2020. Dr. Ligotti also surrendered his...
Jan 10, 2023 | False Claims Act, Health Care Fraud
The DOJ announced that John Grisham, Rob Wilburn, and Richard Speights were charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and to pay and receive health care kickbacks and bribes. The Defendants, and their co-conspirators, allegedly submitted at least $107...
Jan 6, 2023 | False Claims Act
The DOJ just announced that medical device companies Jet Medical Inc. (Jet), Medical Components Inc. (MedComp), and Martech Medical Products Inc. (Martech) agreed to pay $545,133 to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act (FCA) by distributing misbranded...
