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Regular Checks of Credit Reports Will Help Consumers’ Creditworthiness Ratings

October 31, 2012

In recent studies, it has been reported that the credit reports on which lenders rely in making decisions about consumers’ credit worthiness often contain errors. The end result can be increased borrowing costs for consumers. Past studies of the accuracy of credit reports found that between 30 percent and 80 […]

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Boehringer Ingelheim Settles False Claims Act Case for $95 Million

October 31, 2012

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a False Claims Act case in which it was alleged that the drug company improperly marketed drugs and caused false claims to be submitted to government healthcare programs. The drugs at issue are Aggrenox, a medication used to […]

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CFPB Now Accepting Credit Reporting Complaints

October 30, 2012

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it is accepting consumer complaints about credit reporting, providing consumers individual-level complaint assistance for the first time at the federal level. To file a credit reporting complaint, consumers can file online at www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint. Consumers can also lodge a complaint by phone at […]

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Fiscal Year 2012 A Record Year for False Claims Act Recoveries

October 29, 2012

Fiscal Year 2012 saw more than $9 billion returned to the government through federal and state False Claims Act cases. Of the 30 largest recoveries in Fiscal Year 2012, 28 were the result of whistleblower-initiated suits. The largest settlement was for $3 billion, with GlaxoSmithKline over illegal marketing of nine […]

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CVS Subsidiary Settles False Pricing Allegations Related to Medicare

October 26, 2012

In one of the first False Claims Act settlements involving Medicare Part D, the Medicare prescription drug program, RxAmerica LLC has agreed to settle fraud claims with the Department of Justice for $5.25 million. RxAmerica is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CVS Caremark Corporation and provides prescription drug benefits to Medicare […]

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CFPB Investigates Reverse Mortgage Market

October 25, 2012

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is considering issuing rules aimed at preventing abuses in the reverse mortgage market. The agency is responding to an increasing number of claims by consumers who report losing their homes or facing substantial expense as a result of reverse mortgage scams. Complaints have escalated […]

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NC Receives $15.8 Million From Abbott Labs Whistleblower Settlement

October 24, 2012

In conjunction with a national healthcare fraud settlement with Abbott Labs, North Carolina has recovered $15.8 million. That is the state’s portion of the recently announced $800 million settlement between Abbott Labs and the federal government and states involving the drug Depakote. That drug was approved by the FDA to […]

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US DOJ Settles Whistleblower Suit With RxAmerica

October 22, 2012

On October 15, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release setting forth the details of the qui tam (“whistleblower”) case against RxAmerica. The government settled the False Claims Act claims against RxAmerica for $5.25 million. It is one of the first federal False Claim Act settlements regarding […]

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CVS Caremark Settles Whistleblower Suits

October 19, 2012

CVS Caremark has settled whistleblower suits involving claims in California, Florida, and Illinois for $19.9 million. The California qui tam (“whistleblower”) lawsuit was brought by two Caremark pharmacists who became aware of fraudulent practices that resulted in overpayments by the California Public Employees Retirement System. The practices included improperly reselling […]

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Omnicare Settles Suit Whistleblower Suit Over Reimbursement Claims

October 4, 2012

Omnicare, Inc., a supplier of drugs to nursing homes, agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit claiming it paid a kickback in buying a pharmacy company and that it submitted false claims for reimbursement to government health insurers. The whistleblower lawsuit was filed in 2007. The whistleblower asserted that Omnicare’s $25 […]

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