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Medtronic settles kickbacks case for $10M
DOJ probes St. Jude | Medtech legal news for the week of May 12, 2014
Justice Dept. probes St. Jude for potential False Claims, kickbacks violations
Virginia doc gets jail time in Orthofix probe
Virginia podiatrist Dr. Ilene Terrell drew a jail sentence yesterday for lying to federal investigators probing Orthofix International (NSDQ:OFIX) and its bone-growth stimulators.
Judge cuts Biolase board of directors | Medtech legal news for the week of Mar. 31, 2014
Consumer group wants Holder to probe J&J’s document destruction in pelvic mesh lawsuits
Valor Medical and execs plead guilty to concealing device toxicity from FDA
California biotech company Valor Medical, 4 executives and a consultant admitted to the Dept. of Justice that they concealed information about their Neucrylate diagnostic assay, hiding toxicity reports that were required as the product was undergoing FDA premarket review.
Regulators tout record $4.3B in recovered healthcare fraud | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Healthcare and Justice Dept. regulators hit a new record high in recovered healthcare dollars, with $4.3 billion returned to federal health programs in 2013.
That’s a return of more than $8 for every $1 spent on federal Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Programs, according to McClatchy DC.
EndoGastric Solutions pays $5.3M to settle Justice Dept. probe
California medical device maker EndoGastric Solutions agreed this month to pay $5.3 million plus interest to settle Justice Dept. allegations that the company engaged in Medicare fraud and illegal kickbacks to promote its EsophyX acid reflux disease treatment device.