Sen. Hawley asks DOJ to open a criminal investigation into Amazon

CNBC

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is asking the Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation into Amazon, citing reports that he says suggest the company has used “predatory and exclusionary data practices to build and maintain a monopoly.”

Hawley’s request follows Friday’s Wall Street Journal report that said Amazon employees had used data from third-party sellers to rival them with private label products under Amazon’s own brands. read more »

Boeing probed for quality-control lapses on 737 MAX assembly line

MARKET WATCH

Boeing is potentially under far greater legal liability than previously known

Boeing Co. faces criminal and civil scrutiny into years of widespread quality-control lapses on its 737 MAX assembly line, according to people familiar with the details, potentially exposing the plane maker to greater legal liability than previously anticipated by industry and government officials. read more »

Testing Laboratory Agrees to Pay Up to $43 Million to Resolve Allegations of Medically Unnecessary Tests

DOJ

Genova Diagnostics Inc., a clinical laboratory services company based in Asheville, North Carolina, has agreed to pay up to approximately $43 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, including claims that it billed  for medically unnecessary lab tests, the Department of Justice announced today.

The agreement resolves allegations brought by Darryl Landis under the qui tam, or whistleblower, provisions of the False Claims Act.  The False Claims Act permits private citizens to bring a lawsuit on behalf of the United States for fraud and to share in any recovery.  The settlement provides for a payment of up to approximately $6 million to Dr. Landis. read more »