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- Title
False Claims Act: Enforcement Yields Large Fines and Heavy Compliance Obligations.
- Authors
LaPorta, Natalie
- Abstract
The article discusses a settlement involving orthopedic products manufacturer Orthofix Inc. It states that the company paid $34 million for allegations under the U.S. False Claims Act (FCA) related to its sales of bone growth stimulators and nearly $8 million for a criminal plea relating to a federal audit obstruction. It says that the company allegedly paid and offered illegal remuneration.
- Subjects
UNITED States; LEGAL settlement; ORTHOFIX Medical Inc.; ORTHOPEDICS; FALSE claims laws; MEDICAL equipment; EQUIPMENT &; supplies; PRICES
- Publication
Journal of Health Care Compliance, 2012, Vol 14, Issue 5, p53
- ISSN
1520-8303
- Publication type
Article