September 29, 2008
Cephalon Pays $425M to Settle Whistleblower Off-label Marketing Case
Updated: July 8, 2019 Whistleblower Bruce Boise – Cephalon opioid lollipops lawsuit WASHINGTON, DC – The government’s investigation into Cephalon Inc.’s illegal marketing practices...
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June 12, 2008
HCA whistleblower writes book about his “harrowing journey”
One of the major whistleblowers in the qui tam lawsuits against healthcare giant HCA has written a book about his experience, described by his publisher as a “harrowing journey from ordinary citizen...
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May 22, 2008
Medtronic unit will pay $75 million to settle whistleblower Medicare fraud case
WASHINGTON, DC – Medtronic Spine LLC, formerly known as Kyphon Inc., has agreed to pay $75 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit, brought by Phillips & Cohen, that...
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April 14, 2008
Florida Doctor Settles Medicare Fraud Suit For $7 Million
BOCA RATON, LA – A whistleblower lawsuit, brought by Phillips & Cohen, prompted an investigation into the fraudulent billing of Medicare for CT scans and other medical imaging tests that were...
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July 13, 2007
Illegal marketing of “date rape” drug results in $20 million settlement of civil and criminal charges
NEW YORK CITY, NY – A whistleblower lawsuit, brought by Phillips & Cohen and announced today, launched the federal investigation into the illegal marketing of the drug Xyrem that has resulted...
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April 26, 2007
California hospital pays $2 million to settle whistleblower’s Medicare fraud case
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Loma Linda Behavioral Medicine Center has paid the federal government more than $2 million to settle a whistleblower case, brought by Phillips & Cohen, that alleged the Redlands,...
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March 28, 2007
Houston hospital to pay $15.5 million to settle qui tam case involving secondary payer claims
HOUSTON, TX – A Houston-area hospital system will pay more than $15.5 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit, brought by Phillips & Cohen, that exposed the hospital’s...
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November 28, 2006
Oklahoma hospital pays $12.2 million in organ acquisition billing fraud case
WASHINGTON, DC – Integris Baptist Medical Center has agreed to pay $12.2 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that alleged the Oklahoma City hospital substantially overbilled...
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October 10, 2006
Los Angeles woman and her home health agencies pay $33.8 million to settle Medicare fraud case
LOS ANGELES, CA – A Los Angeles woman who owned and operated two home health agencies paid the government $33.8 million to settle a whistleblower case, brought by Phillips & Cohen, alleging Medicare...
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March 20, 2006
“Qui Tam Lawsuits and You.”
Article by Erika A. Kelton published in Drug Topics, 3/20/2006. Business practices in the pharmaceutical industry are changing largely as a result of whistleblower (“qui tam”) cases...