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Two Florida Pharmacies to Pay $7.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Jacksonville’s Smart Pharmacy, Inc., SP2, LLC, and owner Gregory Balotin have agreed to pay at least $7.4 million to resolve lawsuits filed in Jacksonville, Florida, alleging they violated the False Claims Act by adding the antipsychotic drug aripiprazole to topical …

U.S. Sues Rite Aid for Missing Opioid Red Flags

The U.S. government on Monday sued Rite Aid Corp., accusing the pharmacy chain of missing “red flags” as it illegally filled hundreds of thousands of prescriptions for controlled substances, including opioids. In a complaint filed in Cleveland federal court, the …

High Court Takes 8 New Cases, 1 About a Religious Mailman

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider what employers must do to accommodate religious employees, among eight new cases it added. The cases are expected to be argued in April. In one involving a former postal employee, the justices …

Bayer to Pay $40 Million Over Whistle-Blower’s Bribe Claims

Bayer AG agreed to pay $40 million to resolve US lawsuits linked to allegations that company officials bribed hospitals and physicians to use its drugs. The settlement stems from two “whistle-blower” suits filed by ex-marketing employee Laurie Simpson almost two …

Whistleblower Suing Eli Lilly Alleges Drug Manufacturing Problems

A former human resources officer at Eli Lilly & Co. sued the pharmaceutical company on Monday, alleging she was terminated after pointing out poor manufacturing practices and data falsification involving its blockbuster diabetes drug. The plaintiff, Amrit Mula, alleges violations …

Georgia to Pay $870,000 to Whistleblowers Fired by Beck

The state of Georgia has settled a whistleblower lawsuit brought by three Insurance Department employees who reportedly leaked information about disgraced former Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck. “I think the primary lesson here is that these ladies are heroes or should …

Texas Hospital to Pay $3.3M to Settle Claims-Related Whistleblower Suit

John Peter Smith Hospital (JPS) in Tarrant County, Texas, will pay more than $3.3 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by upcoding certain claims submitted to federal healthcare programs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the …

S.D. Neurosurgeon, 2 Companies Settle Kickback, Fraud Allegations for $4.4M

A South Dakota-based former Sanford Health neurosurgeon and two medical device distributorships that he owns will pay $4.4 million to settle allegations that they defrauded the federal government through illegal kickback schemes, the U.S. Department of Justice said. The settlement …

Texas AG’s Office: Whistleblower Firings Were not Retaliation

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office told a state district court that it was not retaliating when it fired former top Paxton aides who had reported their boss to authorities for possibly breaking the law. In the agency’s first official …

New Orleans Universities, Archdiocese Named in Katrina Aid Lawsuit

Two New Orleans universities, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and a government contractor are defendants in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging fraud involving more than $100 million in Hurricane Katrina aid. The 2016 federal lawsuit was unsealed on June …