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Illinois Attorney General reaches settlement with diagnostic centers in connection with alleged violations of Illinois anti-kickback, false claims, and consumer fraud laws

Jones Day
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USA
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March 17 2009

In a settlement reached in mid-January, MIDI, LLC and 14 Open Advanced MRI centers in Illinois have agreed to pay a total of $1.2 million and cease certain business arrangements with referring physicians in connection with alleged violations of Illinois anti-kickback, false claims, and consumer fraud laws

"No-contact" rule does not apply during investigation stage of FCA matter

Jones Day
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USA
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September 6 2011

As part of its investigation into allegations raised in qui tam suits under the False Claims Act ("FCA"), the government tried to interview several Amgen employees without an Amgen attorney present

Two amicus briefs filed on behalf of purdue executives in appeal before the D.C. Circuit court

Jones Day
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USA
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September 6 2011

In July 2011, two groups filed friend-of-the-court briefs in support of three former Purdue executives, including a former general counsel, who are appealing their exclusion from federal health care programs by the HHS-OIG

Laws that prohibit the sale of certain medical information held to be an unconstitutional restraint against free speech

Jones Day
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USA
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September 6 2011

In Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court held that Vermont's "Prescription Confidentiality Law" imposes content-based and speaker-based burdens on expression and, as such, is subject to heightened judicial scrutiny

Former GlaxoSmithKline in-house counsel acquitted

Jones Day
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USA
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September 6 2011

On May 10, 2011, Judge Roger Titus in the District of Maryland acquitted Lauren Stevens, a former associate general counsel for GlaxoSmithKline, of obstructing justice and lying to federal authorities

Bill to implement government reporting requirements on FCA cases introduced

Jones Day
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USA
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September 6 2011

On May 5, 2011, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and three cosponsors introduced a bill entitled the "Fighting Fraud to Protect Taxpayers Act of 2011."

Recent developments in FCA cases: filings, motions, and settlements

Jones Day
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USA
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September 6 2011

Recent notable FCA cases involving participants in the health care industry include the following

SEC alleges securities fraud by biopharmaceutical company and executives

Jones Day
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USA
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September 6 2011

On August 1, 2011, the SEC brought suit against Immunosyn Corporation, Argyll Biotechnologies LLC, and four executives, alleging that they had committed securities fraud related to misleading statements regarding the status of regulatory approvals during 200610

OIG closes exclusion case against Forest Laboratories

Jones Day
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USA
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September 6 2011

On August 5, 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General ("HHS-OIG") notified Forest Laboratories Inc

HHS-OIG joins Twitter

Jones Day
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USA
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September 6 2011

In May 2011, the HHS-OIG joined Twitter as part of its ongoing efforts to quickly and effectively distribute information

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