Amazon fined nearly $1.3 billion by Italy’s antitrust watchdog

WASHINGTON POST

Amazon has been hit with a nearly $1.3 billion fine by Italy’s chief antitrust watchdog for abusing its “dominant” position in the Italian market to boost its logistics service. read more »

Martin Shkreli’s former company reaches $40 million settlement in price-gouging case

WASHINGTON POST

A pharmaceutical company formerly owned by Martin Shkreli will pay as much as $40 million to resolve price-gouging allegations brought by federal regulators and seven states. read more »

Pharmacist and Two Pharmacies Agree to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Anti-Overdose Drug

DOJ

Riad “Ray” Zahr, a pharmacist in Dearborn, Michigan, along with two specialty pharmacies that Zahr formerly owned and operated, have agreed to pay the United States $1 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims for the drug Evzio. Evzio was an injectable form of naloxone hydrochloride indicated for use to reverse opioid overdose. Evzio was the highest-priced version of naloxone on the market, and insurers frequently required the submission of prior authorization requests before they would approve coverage for Evzio. read more »