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Biogen agrees to pay $900 million in largest FCA Settlement Ever Secured without Government’s Intervention

FDA Law

Mr. Bawduniak alleged that, between 2009 and 2014, Biogen paid illegal kickbacks to its largest prescribers to induce them to prescribe the company’s multiple sclerosis drugs, Avonex, Tysabri and Tecfidera, and discourage them from prescribing newer competitor products. This lawsuit was brought to the U.S. See United States ex rel.

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Get the 4-1-1 on your 1099s: 5th and 7th Circuits Permit Paying Volume-Based Compensation to Independent Sales Agents

FDA Law

Seventh Circuit ruling in Sorensen In Sorensen , the government alleged, and the District Court agreed, that Sorensen paid illegal kickbacks to marketing firms based on the number of leads generated and a DME manufacturer based on the percentage of funds collected from Medicare. Shoemaker, 746 F.3d 3d 614, 627-28 (5thCir.

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I Hear You Knockin’… Preparing for and Managing DEA Inspections (Part 2)

FDA Law

Houck — Although we blogged on Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) cyclic and on-site inspections in June 2014, we thought it helpful to update registrants on what they can expect as diversion investigators resume activities following the Covid-19 shutdown. By Larry K. Accountability Audit.

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I Hear You Knockin’… Preparing for and Managing DEA Inspections (Part 2)

FDA Law

Although we blogged on Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) cyclic and on-site inspections in June 2014, we thought it helpful to update registrants on what they can expect as diversion investigators resume activities following the Covid-19 shutdown. By Larry K. Accountability Audit.

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Aging and Climate Change: Karl Pillemer, Leslie Wharton, & Ruth McDermott-Levy

GeriPal

I actually wonder though, since we’re on a GeriPal broadcast, I think that people are under emphasizing the special risk of older people. Elders Climate Action, and let me just tell you a little bit about who we are, was created in 2014 as the project of a 501(c)(3), Elders Action Network. Leslie: Well, yes, thank you, Ruth.