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Chicago Health Care Company to Pay $2M To Settle False Claims Act Suit

A Chicago health care company and its former owners will pay nearly $2 million to the United States and the States of Illinois and Indiana to resolve a civil lawsuit arising from the submission of false claims to Medicare and …

Medtronic Ends U.S. Medical Device Probes with $51 Million Payment

Medtronic Plc said on Tuesday it would pay $50.9 million to resolve U.S. Justice Department probes into how companies it later acquired marketed medical devices, including one meant to treat a vascular defect in the brain. As part of the …

Louisiana Shipyard Settles ‘False Claims’ Suit for $8.5M

A Louisiana ship-building company will pay $8.5 million to settle a 2011 lawsuit arising from modifications made to ships for the Coast Guard, the U.S. Justice Department said. The lawsuit alleged that Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport made false statements about …