What Would You Do? Disgrace and Conflicts in Medical Clinical Studies
Posted 09/18/18
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Third Circuit Clarifies the Public Disclosure Bar in United States ex rel. Silver v. PharMerica
Posted 09/7/18
Whistleblower Marc Silver secured a victory from the Third Circuit on September 4, 2018, which held that his action was not blocked by the “public disclosure bar” of the False Claims Act, reversing a lower court that had dismissed his action. The Third Circuit’s opinion appropriately recognizes that a whistleblower can use non-public information as a bridge between public information and allegations of fraud,...
Catch of the Week — Ambulance Company and Clients Busted for Illegal Kickbacks and Cozy Financial Relationships
Posted 08/31/18
Inman writes on whistleblower case brought by outsider
Posted 08/30/18
AstraZeneca Settles Seroquel False Claims Action -- Again
Posted 08/9/18
Catch of the Week -- Prime Healthcare
Posted 08/9/18
Catch of the Week -- William Beaumont Hospital
Posted 08/3/18
Catch of the Week – 3M Company
Posted 07/27/18
On July 26, 2018, DOJ announced that Saint Paul, Minnesota-based 3M Company would pay $9.1 million to settle allegations that it knowingly sold defective dual-ended “Combat Arms” earplugs to the United States military without disclosing defects that made the devices ineffective and may have caused thousands of soldiers to suffer significant hearing loss and tinnitus (or ringing in the ears). Caught for its...
Constantine Cannon Partner Jessica Moore on Court’s Decision in Medicare Advantage Case
Posted 07/23/18
Becker’s Hospital Review published Four Key Takeaways From 9th Circuit’s Resurrection of the Silingo Medicare Advantage Case, written by Constantine Cannon partner Jessica T. Moore. In the article, Ms. Moore analyzes the Ninth Circuit’s July, 2018, ruling in U.S. ex rel. Silingo v. WellPoint, Inc., a case brought by a whistleblower under the False Claims Act alleging risk adjustment fraud in Medicare’s Part C...
Catch of the Week -- AngioDynamics
Posted 07/20/18
This week's Department of Justice "Catch of the Week" goes to New York-based medical device maker AngioDynamics, Inc. On Wednesday, the company agreed to pay $12.5 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by making false and misleading promotional claims about the LC Bead and Perforator Vein Ablation Kit (PVAK) medical devices. Angio served as the U.S. distributor for Biocompatibles plc, the...