Posted on December 29, 2014
The federal government has filed a civil False Claims Act complaint against Omnicare Inc., alleging that the company solicited and received millions of dollars in kickbacks from pharmaceutical manufacturer Abbott Laboratories, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.
In its complaint,...
Posted on December 26, 2014
Paul Wozniak has negotiated a settlement with Homestead International Group and GBG USA (collectively known as "Homestead") regarding allegations that the companies violated Proposition 65 by offering for sale glass jars with exterior decorations containing lead, without the required...
Posted on December 23, 2014
Our clients Dr. Anthony Held, John Moore, and Paul Wozniak served 23 new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation yesterday to companies offering products such as PVC/vinyl gloves and mugs in California that contain chemicals known to the State to cause cancer and reproductive harm, without the...
Posted on December 22, 2014
St. Helena Hospital has agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle allegations that the hospital knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Medicare health care program, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced last week.
The settlement...
Posted on December 22, 2014
Fifty-five settlements and six complaints have been filed requiring renovation contractors and training providers to protect people from exposure to lead as required by EPA’s Lead-based Paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) standards, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA...
Posted on December 19, 2014
Dr. Anthony Held has negotiated a settlement with Red Steer Glove Company in connection to allegations that the company sold gloves containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) without the requisite health hazard information. DEHP is a chemical known to the State of...
Posted on December 19, 2014
Iron Mountain has agreed to pay $44.5 million to settle allegations that the company overcharged federal agencies for record storage services under General Services Administration (GSA) contracts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.
This settlement relates to contracts under which Iron...
Posted on December 18, 2014
Edward O’Donnell, the former Countrywide Financial executive who blew the whistle on Bank of America, will receive over $57 million for helping the federal government collect a $16.65 billion penalty for false claims, the New York Times reported yesterday.
O’Donnell filed a lawsuit...
Posted on December 16, 2014
Dr. Whitney Leeman has reached a settlement with Gekkeikan regarding the sale of sake glasses and glass decanters with exterior decorations that allegedly contained the heavy metal lead, without the requisite Proposition 65 warning. Proposition 65 prohibits companies from offering products...
Posted on December 12, 2014
TCG client Paul Wozniak has filed a complaint against Dollar General Corporation to enforce the California public’s right to be informed of the health hazards caused by exposures to the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and the heavy metal lead in its products. Wozniak...
