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False Claims Act

Big Fines Levied For Violations of False Claims Act

by Nolan and Auerbach on May 10, 2006

In an article that appeared in The Baltimore Sun (Jonathan D. Rockoff, Improper sales of medicines targeted; Drug firms have paid fines of $3.5 billion since 2001 for wrongful promotions, The Baltimore Sun, May 7, 2006 at 1A), it is reported that since 2001, pharmaceutical companies prosecuted under the False Claims Act have paid nearly [...]

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Are Clinical Drug Studies Being Manipulated?

by Nolan and Auerbach on April 28, 2006

A pharmaceutical company can violate the false claims act by submitting false statements in connection with drug applications and other records to the United States Food and Drug Administration (”FDA”).  For example, clinical trial results can involve false statements; and subsequent false statements and claims in marketing materials promoted to the medical community and other [...]

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