March 31, 2005
PharMerica will pay $6 million to settle kickback charges
PharMerica, a company that provides pharmacy supplies to long-term care institutions, will pay $6 million to settle kickback charges. The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General said it was...
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March 26, 2005
Boston consulting company settles fraudulent billing suit
Arthur D. Little has agreed to pay $6.5 million to resolve charges it submitted false and inflated claims for work to the federal government. The company was alleged to have billed the government at commercial...
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March 06, 2005
Northrop Grumman settles fraud suit for $62 million
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. has agreed to pay $62 million to settle a nearly 16-year-old case alleging that the company systematically overcharged for materials used in the production of...
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Lab company will pay $7.2 million in defective mice suit
An Indiana company will pay $7.2 million to settle claims that it sold mice that did not meet researchers’ specifications to the National Institute on Aging. The government contended that the company...
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Florida AG files racketeering lawsuit against Tenet
The Florida attorney general has filed a lawsuit accusing Tenet Healthcare Corporation of improperly inflating medical procedure charges. The fraudulent inflation resulted in reimbursement from the Medicare...
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March 01, 2005
Qui tam suit alleges Hewlett-Packard sold defective medical devices
A former Hewlett-Packard Co. employee filed a whistle blower lawsuit under the California False Claims Act, alleging that HP and its spinoff, Agilent Technologies Inc., tried to defraud customers by selling...
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