Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit for $95 Million

Thanks to the extraordinary efforts of one whistleblower, along with a thorough investigation conducted by the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (“HEAT”), another pharmaceutical manufacturer agreed to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit.  According to the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. will […]

Home Healthcare Firm Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit for $150,000

A home healthcare operation providing service to patients in rural Alabama recently settled a whistleblower lawsuit, agreeing to pay the United States government $150,000 to resolve claims that it violated the federal False Claims Act. Techota, LLC, whose headquarters is located in Nashville, Tennessee, provides home healthcare services in Alabama […]

Allegations of Illegal Kickbacks & Medicare Fraud Force C.R. Bard to Settle

Amidst allegations of Medicare fraud and illegal kickbacks, an international medical device company has agreed to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit this week. C.R. Bard Inc. will pay the federal government $48.2 million to settle the allegations contained in a whistleblower lawsuit that was originally filed in 2006. C. […]

Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Ranbaxy Results in Record-Breaking $500 Million Settlement

India’s largest pharmaceutical company and its United States subsidiary are once again facing legal troubles.  According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited and Ranbaxy USA agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit and will pay a record $500 million in fines and penalties. This is the largest financial […]

Baylor University Medical Center Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit for $907,355

According to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Baylor University Medical Center and its affiliated HealthTexas Provider Network recently agreed to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit. The hospital will pay over $900,000 to satisfy allegations that they willingly submitted fraudulent claims for radiation oncology services.