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Kickbacks
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Regulatory Oversight
DOJ and 18 States Reach False Claims Act Settlement with QOL
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team, Michael S. Lowe, Amy Pritchard Williams
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and 18 state attorneys general (AG) announced a settlement with Boston-based QOL Medical, LLC (QOL) and its CEO, Frederick Cooper, to resolve allegations that…
Consumer Finance and Fintech Blog
D.C. Attorney General Settles with Title Insurance Company for Alleged Kickback Scheme
By A.J. Dhaliwal, Mehul Madia, Brandon Mohamad*
On October 24, the District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General (the “DCAG”) announced that it entered into a $500,000 settlement with a title insurance company following an investigation,…
Regulatory Oversight
Precision Toxicology Agrees to Pay $27M Over Drug Testing and Kickback Allegations
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
On October 15, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that his office reached a $27 million settlement with Precision Toxicology to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to…
Rivkin Rounds
Connecticut Dentists Settle Kickback Claims
Three Connecticut dental practices, together with their owners, have agreed with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut to pay $1.7 million to settle allegations that the practices…
Consumer Finance and Fintech Blog
DC Attorney General Settles with Title Insurance Companies Over Alleged Kickback Scheme
On August 29, the DC Attorney General’s office announced settlements with four title insurance companies over their widespread use of illegal kickbacks in violation of DC’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act…
GovCon & Trade
The Tale of a Self-Disclosure
Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $12 million settlement with spinal device manufacturer, Innovasis Inc. (Innovasis), and senior executives Brent Felix and Garth Felix related to allegations…
Inside the False Claims Act
False Claims Act Settlements to Know from Q1 2024
By Molly Ruberg
Despite the recent downward trend in DOJ healthcare industry settlements, the first quarter of 2024 saw many noteworthy False Claims Act (FCA) and civil healthcare fraud settlements related to alleged…
FCPA Professor
Biogen Under Scrutiny
By Mike Koehler
In September 2022, Pharmaceutical company Biogen Inc. agreed to pay $900 million to resolve allegations that it caused the submission of false claims to Medicare and Medicaid by paying kickbacks to…
Rivkin Rounds
NY Physician, Wife and Staff Admit AKS Violations
By Eric Fader
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Trenton, NJ announced on November 22 that primary care physician Yitzchok “Barry” Kurtzer of Monsey, NY, and his wife pleaded guilty to soliciting and receiving…
Oregon Whistleblower’s Blog
Hearts for hire
Here's the situation. You provide a service and that service is valuable--it might even save someone's life. Luckily, that service can also make you a lot of money. Like millions…