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• Medtronic SubQ Stimulation Settlement Results False Claims Allegations for $2.8M

  February 11, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The DOJ has announced a $2.8 million settlement with Medtronic over the alleged illegal promotion of the use of some of its devices for unapproved pain treatments.

• Whistleblower Lawsuit Claims FL Heart Doctor Performed Unnecessary Operations

  January 9, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The Justice Department has intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit against a Florida doctor accused of performing unnecessary heart operations.

• Whistleblower Payment to Top $165M in Johnson & Johnson Settlement

  November 8, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  The government will share $168 million of the $2.2 billion it collected from Johnson & Johnson over illegal marketing of Risperdal with whistleblowers who clued the government in on the company's allegedly illegal activities.

• Guidant Defibrillator Problems Result in $30M Settlement with DOJ

  October 21, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A whistleblower lawsuit filed against Guidant has resulted in a $30 million settlement over claims it knowingly sold defective heart implants.

• C.R. Bard Settlement Results in $48M Payment For Kickback Scheme

  May 14, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  C.R. Bard has agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit for $48.26 million, resolving charges that the company was paying out...

• 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...

• 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...

• Medtronic Moves To Dismiss Lawsuit Over Infuse Bone Growth Stimulant

  November 28, 2012

  Austin Kirk

  Medtronic is asking a federal judge to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit that alleges that the medical device manufacturer illegally promoted...

• 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...