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Settlement Announced in Medtronic Qui Tam Case
Published in Elder Law Weekly, December 28th, 2011
2011 DEC 28 -- Medtronic, Inc, one of the world's largest medical device manufacturers, has agreed to a $23.5m settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services, and four relators in a qui tam suit related to cardiac rhythm management devices sold by Medtronic in the U.S., including pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs).
The settlement ends a federal qui tam suit filed in Minnesota by Sanford Wittels & Heisler, as well as a similar qui tam suit filed in California. Both suits alleged Medtronic violated the U.S. False Claims Act by using...
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Source: Elder Law Weekly (2011-12-28)
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