23 results

• Nursing Home Settles Allegations of Submitting False Claims for $2.7M

  March 28, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A nursing home management company has agreed to pay $2.7 million to the federal government to resolve a whistleblower lawsuit...

• Aranesp Settlement Results in $762M Payment by Amgen

  December 19, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  Amgen has agreed to pay $762 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit and criminal charges this week, which allege that...

• Appeals Court Calls Off-Label Drug Marketing Free Speech

  December 7, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  In a decision that could fundamentally change the actions of the pharmaceutical industry in the United States, a federal appeals...

• Whistleblowers Paid $439M From False Claims Act Lawsuits in 2012

  December 5, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  The federal government reports that it has collected nearly $5 billion through whistleblower lawsuits in 2012, with about $439 million...

• Drug Company Settlements for Fraud Result in Billions for States, Feds

  October 11, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  State and federal governments are reaching record settlements with pharmaceutical companies over claims involving fraudulent or illegal activity promoting prescription...

• DOJ Intervenes in Vascular Solutions Whistleblower Lawsuit

  August 21, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  Federal prosecutors have decided to intervene in a whistleblower lawsuit filed against Vascular Solutions, which alleges that the company illegally...

• LipoTron, Lipo-Ex Weight Loss Machine Marketed Illegally: Report

  July 20, 2012

  Ricky Allen

  A machine heralded for literally melting body fat away appears to have been marketed illegal in the United States, leading...

• Pharmaceutical Whistleblowers to Share Millions From GSK Settlement

  July 18, 2012

  Ricky Allen

  As a reward for blowing the whistle on illegal drug marketing practices at GlaxoSmithKline, four former employees will split an...

• GSK to Pay $3B For Illegal Marketing of Avandia, Paxil, Wellbutrin

  July 3, 2012

  Ricky Allen

  Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay $3 billion to resolve federal criminal and civil charges stemming from the illegal...

• Uloric Side Effects Hidden By Takeda, Whistleblower Alleges

  February 2, 2012

  Staff Writers

  A whistleblower lawsuit accuses Takeda Pharmaceuticals of hiding potentially harmful side effects of Uloric, a gout medication.