The U.S. government has filed suit against PharMerica Corp. for violations of the False Claims Act and the Controlled Substances Act by dispensing controlled drugs without valid prescriptions and knowingly submitting or causing the submission of false claims to be submitted to the Medicare program, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this month. The lawsuit...
Northwestern University has agreed to pay the United States government $2.93 million to resolve allegations of cancer research grant fraud committed by a former researcher and physician at the university’s Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Center for Cancer in Chicago, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last month.
Northwestern allegedly allowed one of its...
On June 12, 2000, Harrison Hoge Industries, Inc. (“Harrison”) elected to opt-into into a Consent Judgment to resolve citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro’s allegations that Harrison and seventy-eight other defendants manufactured, distributed, or sold fishing tackle products containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the...
On June 12, 2000, Wright & McGill Co. d/b/a Eagle Claw Fishing Tackle (“Wright”) elected to opt-into into a Consent Judgment to resolve citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro’s allegations that Wright and seventy-eight other defendants manufactured, distributed, or sold fishing tackle products containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without...
On June 9, 2000, Big Rock Sports, Inc. and subsidiaries All Sports, L.L.C., Avis Sports, Inc., AWR Sports, Inc., Big Rock Sports Marketing, Inc., CSI Sports, L.L.C., and Henry’s Tackle, L.L.C. (collectively “Big Rock”) elected to opt-into into a Consent Judgment to resolve citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro’s allegations that Big Rock and seventy-eight...
On June 9, 2000, F.J. Neil Co., Inc. (“F.J. Neil”) elected to opt-into into a Consent Judgment to resolve citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro’s allegations that F.J. Neil and seventy-eight other defendants manufactured, distributed, or sold fishing tackle products containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite...
On June 9, 2000, G. Pucci & Sons, Inc. (“G. Pucci”) elected to opt-into into a Consent Judgment to resolve citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro’s allegations that G. Pucci and seventy-eight other defendants manufactured, distributed, or sold fishing tackle products containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite...
On June 9, 2000, Gibbs/Nortac Industries Inc. and Gibbs/Nortac Industries (U.S.), Inc. (“Gibbs/Nortac”) elected to opt-into into a Consent Judgment to resolve citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro’s allegations that Gibbs/Nortac and seventy-eight other defendants manufactured, distributed, or sold fishing tackle products containing the heavy metal lead in the...
On June 9, 2000, Hendrix Ranch d/b/a Hendrix Bait & Tackle (“Hendrix”) elected to opt-into into a Consent Judgment to resolve citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro’s allegations that Hendrix and seventy-eight other defendants manufactured, distributed, or sold fishing tackle products containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing...
On June 9, 2000, Lawson’s Landing, Inc. (“Lawson”) elected to opt-into into a Consent Judgment to resolve citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro’s allegations that Lawson and seventy-eight other defendants manufactured, distributed, or sold fishing tackle products containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite...
