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Relator's Attorneys Comment On AtriCure/DOJ Proposed Settlement

Published in Cardiovascular Device Liability Week, November 22nd, 2009

Sanford Wittels & Heisler, LLP, along with co-counsel Grant Morris, announced that AtriCure, Inc., a medical device company specializing in cardiac surgical ablation systems, has reached a tentative settlement agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) in a qui tam case filed in 2007 for $3.8 million plus interest over a five-year period.

Sanford Wittels & Heisler and Grant Morris represent the relator in the case against AtriCure, which was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The complaint charges that AtriCure violated the Federal False Claims Act by using illegal kickbacks and an off-label marketing campaign to induce...

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Source: Cardiovascular Device Liability Week (2009-11-22)

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