http:// Civil Division News en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 15:35:10 -0400 http://www.justice.gov/images/usdoj_rssicon.gifhttp://www.justice.gov7574webmaster@usdoj.gov (Web Master) 1440 http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-civ-588.html U.S. Renal Care, headquartered in Plano, Texas, has agreed to pay $7.3 million to resolve allegations that Dialysis Corporation of America (DCA) violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to the Medicare program for more Epogen than was actually administered to dialysis patients at DCA facilities. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-civ-588.html Tue, 21 May 2013 15:35:05 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-civ-577.html The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit and sought a preliminary injunction against N.Y. Fish Inc.; New York City Fish Inc.; Maxim Kutsyk, Pavel Roytkov, Leonid Staroseletesky, and Steven Koyfman under the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-civ-577.html Fri, 17 May 2013 11:52:35 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-civ-547.html C.R. Bard Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $48.26 million to resolve claims that it knowingly caused false claims to be submitted to the Medicare program for brachytherapy seeds used to treat prostate cancer in violation of the False Claims Act. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-civ-547.html Mon, 13 May 2013 16:06:08 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-civ-542.html In the largest drug safety settlement to date with a generic drug manufacturer, Ranbaxy USA Inc., a subsidiary of Indian generic pharmaceutical manufacturer Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, pleaded guilty today to felony charges relating to the manufacture and distribution of certain adulterated drugs made at two of Ranbaxy’s manufacturing facilities in India. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-civ-542.html Mon, 13 May 2013 12:01:11 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-civ-507.html Adventist Health System/West, dba Adventist Health, and its affiliated hospital White Memorial Medical Center have agreed to pay the United States and the state of California $14.1 million to settle claims that they violated the False Claims Act. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-civ-507.html Fri, 3 May 2013 18:07:21 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-civ-500.html The United States has filed suit against Chemed Corporation and various wholly owned hospice subsidiaries, including Vitas Hospice Services LLC and Vitas Healthcare Corporation, alleging false Medicare billings for hospice services. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-civ-500.html Thu, 2 May 2013 17:03:21 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-civ-495.html St. Vincent Healthcare, a hospital located in Billings, Mont., and Holy Rosary Healthcare, a hospital located in Miles City, Mont., have agreed to pay $3.95 million plus interest to resolve allegations that they violated the Stark Law and the False Claims Act by improperly providing incentive pay to physicians that made referrals to the hospitals. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-civ-495.html Wed, 1 May 2013 09:45:28 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/April/13-civ-481.html The Justice Department announced today that the United States has filed a second civil false claims lawsuit against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. involving alleged kickbacks paid by the company to health care providers. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/April/13-civ-481.html Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:19:31 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/April/13-civ-459.html Lina Rodriguez, 34, was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to serve 72 months in prison, followed by 24 months of supervised release, for operating and facilitating the operation of an Internet-pharmacy business that illegally shipped over $1.5 million of pharmaceuticals since July 2007 to U.S. and overseas purchasers. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/April/13-civ-459.html Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:28:16 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/April/13-civ-438.html Amgen Inc., a California-based biotechnology company, has agreed to pay the United States $24.9 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/April/13-civ-438.html Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:33:32 EDT