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Jury finds Eli Lilly liable for defrauding Medicaid, must pay $61M in damages

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Aug 5, 2022. More than eight years after a former pharmacist sued Eli Lilly, Bristol Myers Squibb and other drugmakers for allegedly skimping out on Medicaid rebates, Lilly’s day in court has finally come. Now, a jury has found the Indianapolis-based company liable for defrauding the nation’s Medicaid program and ordered it to shell out…

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DOJ Opens Probe Into Falsified Data Allegations Against Cassava

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Jul 27, 2022. The United States Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the Austin, Texas-based Cassava Sciences regarding allegations that the company falsified data to support Simufilam, its drug candidate for Alzheimer’s disease. The probe could swing both ways, leading to criminal charges or end with no resulting lawsuit. The probe, revealed in…

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Biogen Quietly Resolves Whistleblower Case for $900M

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Jul 21, 2022. Along with axing a Phase II schizophrenia program and touting the potential of lecanemab, its next shot at Alzheimer’s disease, Biogen announced Wednesday that it is forking over $900 million to resolve a lawsuit. The whistleblower claim was brought by former employee Michael Bawduniak, who accused the company of paying off doctors…

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Aerojet Rocketdyne Whistleblower To Receive $2.61 Million in False Claims Act Settlement

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July 13, 2022. DOJ Press Release. Brian Markus, a former employee at Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc., will be awarded $2.61 million for his role as a qui tam whistleblower in a False Claims Act case. In the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) press release, two U.S. Attorneys highlighted the importance of whistleblowers in cybersecurity enforcement. The…

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Eli Lilly whistleblower fired after reporting manufacturing problems at NJ plant

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Jun 6, 2022. A former human resources officer at Eli Lilly and Co sued the drugmaker on Monday, alleging she was terminated after pointing out poor manufacturing practices and data falsification involving one of its blockbuster diabetes drugs. The plaintiff, Amrit Mula, alleges violations of an employee protection law and seeks unspecified damages. The U.S….

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