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

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HHS noticed an increasing trend of illegal kickbacks in connection with speaker programs and in November 2020, the Office of Inspector General issued a Special Fraud Alert on the topic. The Alert described several factors that could potentially violate the antikickback statute.

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PhRMA Code Revised in Response to OIG Special Fraud Alert on Speaker Programs

FDA Law Blog

Kirschenbaum — On August 6, 2021, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) announced the release of a revised PhRMA Code on Interactions with Health Care Professionals , which takes effect on January 1, 2022. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) (see our blog post on this Special Fraud Alert here ).

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ACI To Host Multiple Events Featuring HP&M Speakers – Discounts Available to FDA Law Blog Readers

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His presentation will focus on “MoCRA is Here – Now What? Featuring speakers from the USPTO, FTC, FDA, distinguished members of the Judiciary, and in-house and outside counsel, HP&M Director Kurt Karst will be a presenter at the 20th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes Conference , April 25 – 26 in New York, NY.

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FDA Publishes De Novo Classification Final Rule with Few Changes from the Proposed Rule

FDA Law Blog

Only a year later, in 1977, FDA promulgated regulations governing 510(k) reviews (21 C.F.R. Yet, all this time, this process lacked implementing regulations governing the process and the criteria for approval. Part 807, Subpart E). In 1986, FDA followed up with the PMA regulations (21 C.F.R. The regulatory uncertainty has ill?befitted

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Conference Notebook: Reporting from FDLI’s 2023 Enforcement, Compliance, and Litigation Conference

FDA Law Blog

There were too many interesting panels and discussions to mention them all, but presentations about DOJ’s and FDA’s coordination deserve some special mention. Gonzalez — The annual Enforcement, Litigation, and Compliance Conference put on by the Food and Drug Law Institute (“FDLI”) took place in Washington this week.

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Supreme Court Makes Quick, Unanimous Work of Seventh Circuit’s Interpretation of False Claims Act Scienter Requirement

FDA Law Blog

The cases were both brought under the False Claims Act (FCA), the Civil War-era law that the government uses to claw back funds it pays out to parties that overbill federal programs. The FCA incentivizes whistleblowers to come forward by awarding them a cut of any recovery. What was SuperValu all about?

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Skinny Label and Induced Infringement: The Saga Continues

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government in the now-infamous (at least in FDA circles) Teva v. In the brief , the Government takes a strong position, stating “[t]he court of appeals’ holding that respondents presented sufficient evidence of petitioner’s intent to induce infringement is erroneous and warrants this Court’s review.”