Providence Health & Services Agrees to Pay $22.7 Million to Resolve Liability From Medically Unnecessary Neurosurgery Procedures at Providence St. Mary’s Medical Center DOJ
Tesla receives subpoena from U.S. securities regulator over 2018 settlement REUTERS Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) said on Monday it received a subpoena from the U.S. securities regulator related to a settlement that required Chief Executive Elon Musk's tweets on material information to be vetted. read more »
SpineFrontier execs arrested, charged with kickback scheme REUTERS Two executives of Massachusetts spinal implant company SpineFrontier Inc were arrested Tuesday on charges of bribing surgeons to use their products by paying them sham consulting fees, federal prosecutors announced. read more » Fraud trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes set to start REUTERS
U.S. FTC refiles antitrust complaint against Facebook REUTERS The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed an amended complaint against Facebook (FB.O) in federal court on Thursday, accusing it of breaking antitrust law and illegally maintaining monopoly power. read more » Richard Sackler Says Family and Purdue Bear No Responsibility for Opioid Crisis NEW YORK TIMES
Federal Court Orders BitMEX to Pay $100 Million for Illegally Operating a Cryptocurrency Trading Platform and Anti-Money Laundering Violations CFTC
Government Intervenes in False Claims Act Lawsuits Against Kaiser Permanente Affiliates for Submitting Inaccurate Diagnosis Codes to the Medicare Advantage Program DOJ
Prime Healthcare Services and Two Doctors Agree to Pay $37.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks, Billing for a Suspended Doctor, and False Claims for Implantable Medical Hardware DOJ
Lawsuit says Bristol-Myers avoided $6.4 bln payment by delaying cancer drug REUTERS A new lawsuit claims Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY.N) improperly delayed the development of a drug to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma to avoid paying $6.4 billion to shareholders of the former Celgene Corp, which the drugmaker bought in 2019. read more »
McKinsey settles with holdout Nevada for $45 million over role in opioid crisis REUTERS McKinsey & Co will pay $45 million to settle an investigation by Nevada of the big consulting firm’s role in fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic. read more » Texas Doctor Accused of False Claims Act Violations DOJ