United States of America et al v. SpineFrontier, Inc. et al

  1. October 15, 2024

    Feds Cut Whistleblowers Out Of Kickback Deal, Court Told

    Whistleblowers who accused a medical device company of a kickback scheme said Tuesday that the government left them out to dry when it settled False Claims Act claims with surgeons for $3.3 million and refused to share any of it with them.

  2. May 17, 2024

    FCA Relators Seek Finders Fee For SpineFrontier Doc Deals

    Three whistleblowers who tipped off the federal government to a medical device company's multimillion-dollar kickback scheme said Friday the Justice Department is refusing to pay them a cut of the $3 million in False Claims Act settlements paid by surgeons who admitted participating in the sham consulting ploy.

  3. April 27, 2020

    Spinal Surgeon To Pay Gov. $1.75M To Settle Kickback Claims

    An orthopedic surgeon agreed to pay the government $1.75 million to settle allegations that he accepted kickbacks in the form of sham consulting payments from a medical device company, the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office said.

  4. March 05, 2020

    Feds Say Spine Device Firm Ran $8M Kickback Scam

    A medical device company greased the palms of surgeons to use its spinal products with more than $8 million of kickbacks in the form of sham consulting contracts, the government alleges in a civil fraud case unsealed Thursday in Massachusetts federal court.