United States of America et al v. Coloplast A/S et al

  1. April 12, 2019

    Adult Diaper Co. Must Pay For Worker Retaliation In FCA Suit

    Coloplast Corp., which makes adult diapers and other incontinence products, will have to pay just over $760,000 for retaliating against a worker after she and others filed a whistleblower suit against the company and some of its distributors, a federal jury in Massachusetts said on Friday.

  2. August 20, 2018

    California Diaper Co. Can't Dodge Massachusetts FCA Suit

    The largest supplier of adult diapers and other incontinence products to patients covered by California's Medicaid program cannot prevail over a False Claims Act case just because the company settled similar allegations years ago, a Massachusetts federal judge has ruled.

  3. March 28, 2018

    Whistleblower Atty Says Shield 'Came Up With' FCA Scheme

    Three whistleblowers fighting to keep a California medical device company in their False Claims Act lawsuit told a federal judge on Wednesday in Boston that Shield Medical Inc. has played fast and loose with underlying facts in its argument for claim preclusion.

  4. March 21, 2018

    Calif. Medical Supplier Fights DOJ's Entry Into FCA Suit

    A California medical products supplier on Tuesday panned the federal government’s attempted insertion into a False Claims Act suit alleging it received inflated reimbursements from the state’s Medicaid program, telling a Massachusetts federal judge the Justice Department’s interest in its motion to toss the suit is too late and out of line.

  5. February 26, 2018

    Judge Keeps Retaliation Suit Against Medical Co. Alive

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday kept alive a retaliation suit brought by a former Coloplast Corp. employee who says the medical device company placed her on leave, scaled down her sales portfolio and sued her after she accused the company in a False Claims Act suit of supplying illicit kickbacks.

  6. September 18, 2017

    Medical Co. Employee Defends Retaliation Claim In FCA Case

    A key account manager for a medical products manufacturer on Friday urged a Massachusetts federal judge to leave intact a retaliation claim she asserted in a False Claims Act suit accusing the company of accepting illicit kickbacks.

  7. August 28, 2017

    Medical Co. In FCA Case Looks To Dodge Retaliation Claims

    A medical goods company on Friday urged a Massachusetts federal judge to toss retaliation claims brought by a whistleblower in a kickback suit, saying the company "took the high road" when it placed her on fully paid administrative leave after a customer complaint.

  8. October 06, 2016

    DOJ Pummels Medical Supplier's Kickback Defenses

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday lit into a medical supplier's attempts to derail a False Claims Act case alleging illicit kickbacks, accusing it of wrongly seeking cover under safe harbors and the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Escobar decision.

  9. September 26, 2016

    PhRMA Rips Feds For 'Regulation By Litigation' On Kickbacks

    Trade group Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America has jumped into a closely watched False Claims Act case in Massachusetts federal court by accusing the U.S. Department of Justice of unconstitutionally using "regulation by litigation" to shape anti-kickback policies.

  10. September 16, 2016

    Medical Supplier Says Safe Harbor Applied In FCA Row

    A Massachusetts federal judge erred last month when she revived a False Claims Act suit over a health supplier's allegedly improper acceptance of kickbacks, the supplier said Thursday, asking the court to reconsider its decision because its actions are protected.