Posted on May 22, 2015
Missouri-based Medco Health Solutions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Express Scripts Holding Company, based agreed to pay the federal government $7.9 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the federal health care program...
Posted on May 20, 2015
United Parcel Service (UPS) has agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the federal government in connection with its delivery of Next Day Air packages, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday.
UPS provides...
Posted on May 18, 2015
Vinocur has successfully negotiated a settlement with Ross Acquisition regarding alleged Proposition 65 violations. Earlier this year, Vinocur filed a complaint against Ross alleging that Ross sold mugs with exterior decorations containing the heavy metal lead, without the requisite health...
Posted on May 15, 2015
PharMerica Corporation has agreed to pay $31.5 million to resolve allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare for improperly dispensed drugs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday.
PharMerica is a long-term care pharmacy that...
Posted on May 15, 2015
Dr. Anthony Held has negotiated a settlement with Dynarex Corporation regarding alleged Proposition 65 violations. Held alleged that Dynarex’s vinyl/PVC gloves contained DINP, a phthalate chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and that Dynarex failed to provide...
Posted on May 13, 2015
Nine Jacksonville, Fla. hospitals and one ambulance company have agreed to collectively pay $7.5 million to settle allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida...
Posted on May 13, 2015
Bisphenol A (BPA) has been declared a female reproductive toxicant and added to a list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or reproductive harm, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced earlier this week....
Posted on May 8, 2015
Sixteen separate hospitals and their corporate parents have agreed to collectively pay $15.69 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare for services that were not medically reasonable or necessary, the U.S. Department of...
Posted on May 8, 2015
Baby’s Dream has initiated a recall of its full-size cribs, furniture, and accessories sold in a vintage gray paint finish that was found to exceed federal lead limits. The recall includes furniture in the Brie, Braxton, Heritage, Everything Nice, and Legendary collections that were...
Posted on May 4, 2015
Laurence Vinocur has filed a complaint in Marin County Superior Court against Ross Acquisition Co. alleging Proposition 65 violations regarding the presence of lead found on mugs with exterior designs sold in the State of California. Lead is a chemical known to the State to cause cancer,...
