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Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Delayed Action on Misconduct Costs Firm $4M; FCA Whistleblower Flagged Earlier Application

Scientist and pharmaceutical researcher Andrew P. Mallon—who first reported to NIH and others in 2016 his suspicions that then-Athira Pharma CEO Leen Kawas falsified data in published papers—filed the whistleblower suit...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference - November 7th - 9th, 8:55 am - 3:30 pm CST

Hear directly from the enforcement community - Want to gain insight into properly monitoring, detecting, investigating, and managing violations? Join us virtually at HCCA’s Annual Healthcare Enforcement Compliance...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - May 2022

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Denver jury acquits DaVita, former CEO, of all charges in antitrust trial - After two days of deliberations, a Denver jury found DaVita and former CEO Kent Thiry not guilty of all charges relating to charges they...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Research Integrity ‘Whistleblower’: Don’t Ignore Outsiders, Train Senior Investigators

Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 7 (July 2021) - Elisabeth Bik will not be silenced. While Bik, who has a doctorate in microbiology, has been active in calling out fraudulent research for several years, she gained...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

When Research Misconduct Violates the False Claims Act: Lessons from Duke's $112.5M Settlement

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On March 25, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Duke University agreed to settle a False Claims Act qui tam action alleging widespread misconduct in federally funded research. ...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Duke University to pay $112 million in research fraud settlement

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On March 25, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Duke University agreed to settle a qui tam False Claims Act case for $112.5 million. The whistleblower, who pursued the case on the government’s behalf when...more

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Justice Department Recovers Nearly $6 Billion From False Claims Act Cases in 2014

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained a record $5.69 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in fiscal year 2014. This marks the first time the DOJ...more

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Northwestern University Settles Cancer Research False Claims Act Lawsuit

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On July 30, 2013, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced that Northwestern University entered a settlement agreement to pay the United States $2.9 million to settle False Claims...more

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