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[25] The False Claims Act requires a separate penalty for each violation of the statute. [26] Under the Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act, [24] False Claims Act penalties are periodically adjusted for inflation. [26] In 2020, the penalties range from $11,665 to $23,331 per violation. [27] Certain claims are not actionable, including:
On September 22, 2017, Aegerion Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $28.2 million to resolve allegations that it violated federal marketing rules in promoting its cholesterol medication Juxtapid, resulting in the violation of the Federal False Claims Act and state analogues. [56]
The settlement amount includes both the civil (False Claims Act) settlement and criminal fine. Glaxo's $3 billion settlement included the largest civil False Claims Act settlement on record, [ 1 ] and Pfizer’s $2.3 billion ($3.5 billion in 2022) settlement including a record-breaking $1.3 billion criminal fine. [ 2 ]
The False Claims Act lets whistleblowers sue on behalf of the federal government, and share in recoveries. Valisure first sued GSK on behalf of the United States and more than two dozen states in ...
The consulting firm also agreed to resolve a related civil probe regarding alleged violations of the False Claims Act and enter into a "corporate integrity" agreement with the HHS inspector ...
The lawsuits were filed under a whistleblower provision of the False Claims Act that lets private parties file case on behalf of the United States government and share in the recovery of money ...
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby, 580 U.S. ___ (2016), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States clarified the consequences of violating the False Claims Act's requirement that cases be kept under seal. [1]
An Act To amend title 31, United States Code, with respect to the fraudulent use of public property or money. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "False Claims Amendments Act of 1986". SEC. 2. FALSE CLAIMS.