Month: December 2009

Chevron Corp., Texaco, Unocal and affiliated companies will pay the federal government $45.6 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly underpaying royalties owed on...

Ethisphere, a think tank that focuses on business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability, has named Pfizer whistleblower John Kopchinski the most influential person...

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo and U.S. Attorney Benton J. Campbell today announced a settlement with three home health agencies resolving qui tam lawsuits that alleged violations of the federal and...

Schering-Plough has agreed to pay a total of $69 million to the federal government and the states of California and Florida to settle allegations that it deliberately inflated the cost of drugs, causing...

The University of Phoenix has agreed to pay $78.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. The suit, which was pursued by the qui tam plaintiffs after the government declined...

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced that the state will receive $8.5 million from a settlement with Roxane Laboratories, Inc., and its corporate affiliates. The settlement resolves allegations...

The Justice Department announced that settlements and judgements in cases involving fraud against the government reached $2.4 billion in fiscal year 2009. Of that amount, nearly $2 billion was attributable...

The U. S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on November 30 in the case of Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District v United States ex rel Wilson. The question before the court concerns the...

The U.S. Dept. of Justice announced on November 3, 2009 that the nation’s largest nursing home pharmacy, Omnicare Inc., will pay $98 million, and drug manufacturer, IVAX Pharmaceuticals of Weston, Florida,...