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United States of America v. Samsung Heavy Industries Company Limited

Alexandria, VA - The United States of America charged Samsung Heavy Industries Company Limited with conspiracy to bribe foreign officials.

Samsung Heavy Industries Company Limited (Samsung Heavy Industries), a South Korea-based engineering company that provides shipbuilding, offshore platform construction, and other construction and engineering services, has agreed to pay total penalties

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United States ex rel. Stone v. Jewish Hosp. & St. Mary’s Healthcare, Inc., et al.

Louisville, KY - The United States ex rel. Stone v. Jewish Hosp. & St. Mary’s Healthcare, Inc., et al., on qui tam theories claiming they submitted false claims for Medicare reimbursement.

Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Healthcare Inc., doing business as Pharmacy Plus and Pharmacy Plus Specialty (collectively, Jewish Hospital), of Louisville, Kentucky, have agreed to pay $10,101,132 to res

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Dr. Mark Conliffe, ex rel. United States of America v. Osteo Relief Institutes (ORIs), et al.





Lexington, KY - Former Osteo Relief Institutes and Their Owners to Pay Over $7.1 Million to Resolve Allegations of Unnecessary Knee Injections and Braces

Seven fo

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Christopher Drennen v. Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.,





Boston, MA - George, Kriss Basil, Steven Sharobem, Jessica Weber, and Christine Wichers

Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Fresenius Medical Care North America, Inc., the largest operator of

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United States, et al., ex rel. Smith and Rogers v. Tom S. Chang, M.D., et al

Los Angeles, CA - Eye Doctor Group, Physicians Pay $6.65 Million to Settle Allegations They Submitted Fraudulent Bills to Medicare and Medicaid

A Southern California-based ophthalmology group, its former CEO and several of its physicians have paid the United States and California $6.65 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that they defrauded public health care programs by billin

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Patrick Nejadian v. County of Los Angeles

A jury found in favor of plaintiff Patrick Nejadian and against his
employer, defendant County of Los Angeles (County), on Nejadian’s
causes of action for retaliation in violation of Labor Code1 section
1102.5, subdivision (c) (hereafter, section 1102.5(c)), and for retaliation
in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Gov.
Code, § 12940 et seq.), and awarded

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Erin Daly v. Citigroup, Inc.




The plaintiff‐appellant Erin Daly was employed by the defendantsappellees,
Citigroup Inc., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., and Citibank, N.A. She
brought suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York alleging gender discr

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Geraldine Godecke, Relator; ex rel. United States of America v. Kinetic Concepts, Inc.; KCI-USA, Inc.





Relator Geraldine Godecke appeals the district court’s
dismissal of her qui tam case against Defendants Kinetic
Concepts, Inc. and KCI US

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United States of America ex rel. Strunck et al. v. Mallinckrodt ARD, Inc. and United States of America ex rel. Clark v. Questor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,




Philadelphia, PA - Drug Maker Mallinckrodt Agrees to Pay Over $15 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability for “Wining and Dining” Doctors

Pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt ARD LLC (formerly known as Mallinckrodt ARD Inc. and previously Questcor Pharmaceuticals

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United States ex rel. David Nutter, M.D., and David Nutter, M.D., individually, v. Sherif F. Khalil, M.D., Beaver Medical group, L.P., The Beaver Medical Clinic, Inc., Epic Management, L.P., and Epic Management, Inc.

Los Angeles, CA - Medicare Advantage Provider and Physician to Pay $5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Beaver Medical Group L.P. (Beaver) and one of its physicians, Dr. Sherif Khalil, have agreed to pay a total of $5,039,180 to resolve allegations that they reported invalid diagnoses to Medicare Advantage plans and thereby caused those plans to receive inflated payments from

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United States of America v. Eagleville Hospital




Philadelphia, PA - Eagleville Hospital Pays $2.85 Million to Resolve Allegations of Improper Billing for Detox Treatment

Eagleville Hospital, which provides substance use disorder treatment in Eagleville, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $2.85 million to the federal government

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Michael C. Donta v. CW of Kentucky d/b/a Kentucky Labor Cabinet

Frankfort, KY - Michael C. Donta sued CW of Kentucky d/b/a Kentucky Labor Cabinet on a wrongful termination theory claiming his employment with the Defendant was terminated after he report problems with an apprenticeship program.

Claims were violations of Ky.’s Whistleblower Act and unlawful retaliation for supporting employees’ complaints of sexual harassment. Defense verdict on retalia

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United States of America ex rel. Tatgenhorst v. ITT Corporation, PEI/Genesis, Inc.




Los Angeles, CA - ITT Cannon to Pay $11 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations for Untested Electrical Connectors

ITT Cannon has agreed to pay the United States $11 million to settle False Claims Act allegations t

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James John Hughes, ex rel. United States of America v. PAE Applied Technologies, LLC



Oklahoma City, OK - Defense Contractor Agrees to Pay $4,200,000 to Settle Allegations of Submitting False Claims to The United States Air Force

PAE Applied Technologies, LLC, has agreed to pay $4,200,000 to settle civil claims stemming from allegations that it submitted false claims to the U

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United States of America v. Reckitt Benckiser Group, P.L.C. (RB Group)




Abington, VA - Justice Department Obtains $1.4 Billion from Reckitt Benckiser Group in Largest Recovery in a Case Concerning an Opioid Drug in United States History

Global consumer goods conglomerate

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Enrique Esparza v. Safeway, Inc.


Respondents Safeway, Inc. and The Vons Companies,
Inc. (collectively Safeway) formerly maintained a policy or
practice of failing to pay statutorily required premium wages
when, if ever, Safeway violated i

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James John Hughes v. PAE Applied Technologies, LLC



Oklahoma City, OK - Defense Contractor Agrees to Pay $4,200,000 to Settle Allegations of Submitting False Claims to The United States Air Force

PAE Applied Technologies, LLC, has agreed to pay $4,200,000 to settle civil claims stemming from allegations that it submitted false claims to the U

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United States of America v. Acell, Inc.




Baltimore, MD - Medical Device Maker ACell Inc. Pleads Guilty and Will Pay $15 Million to Resolve Criminal Charges and Civil False Claims Allegations

ACell Inc. (ACell), a Maryland-based medical device manufacturer, pleaded guilty to charges relating to its MicroMatrix p

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United States of America v. Insys Therapeutics




Boston, MA - Opioid Manufacturer Insys Therapeutics Agreed to Enter $225 Million Global Resolution of Criminal and Civil Investigations

Company Admited Illegal Conduct Regarding Promotion of Subsys, a Powe

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United States ex rel. Maurice Shoe v. Oral Roberts University




Tulsa, OK - Oral Roberts University to Pay Over $300,000 for Allegedly Violating Ban on Incentive Compensation

Oral Roberts University (ORU), based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will pay $303,502 to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act of submitting false claims to

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United States ex rel. Buridi v. Kentuckiana Medical Center LLC, et al.




Indianapolis, IN - Rialto Capital Management and Current Owner of Indiana Hospital to Pay $3.6 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Arising From Kickbacks to Referring Physicians

The Department of Justice announced today that Rialto Capital Management LLC (Rialt

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United States ex rel. Gadalla v. Dr. Joseph Galichia, et al.




Wichita, KS - Kansas Cardiologist and His Practice Pay $5.8 Million to Resolve Alleged False Billings for Unnecessary Cardiac Procedures

Joseph P. Galichia M.D., a Wichita, Kansas, cardiologist, has agreed to pay $5.8 million to resolve allegations that he and his medical gr

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United States of America ex rel. Sullivan v. Informatica, Corporation




Washington, DC - Informatica Agrees to Pay $21.57 Million for Alleged False Claims Caused by Its Commercial Pricing Disclosures

Informatica LLC f/k/a Informatica Corporation has agreed to pay $21.57 million to resolve allegations that it caused the government to be overch

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United States ex rel. Bennett v.US WorldMeds, LLC, The Assistance Fund, Inc. et al., No. 3:13-CV-363 (D. Conn.) and United States ex rel. Chinnapongse v.US WorldMeds, LLC, No. 3:16-cv-00804 (D. Conn.).




New Haven, CT - Pharmaceutical Company Agrees to Pay $17.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Kickbacks to Medicare Patients and Physicians

The Justice Department announced today that US WorldMeds LLC (USWM) has agreed to pay $17.5 million to resolve allegations that it viola

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United States of America, ex rel. Thomas v. Duke University





Duke University Agrees to Pay U.S. $112.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Related to Scientific Research Misconduct
Duke University has agreed to pay the government $112.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting applications

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