Whistleblower
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February 18, 2015
Import companies C.R. Lawrence Co. Inc., Southeastern Aluminum Products Inc., and Waterfall Group LLC have agreed to pay, collectively, $3.05 million to resolve allegations that the companies knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the federal government in connection with false customs declarations on imports of aluminum extrusions from the People...
February 13, 2015
AstraZeneca LP has agreed to pay the federal government $7.9 million in order to settle allegations that AstraZeneca knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week.
The settlement resolves allegations that AstraZeneca agreed to provide remuneration to Medco Health...
January 26, 2015
On January 26, 2015, citizen enforcer John Moore and Metra Electronics Corporation (“Metra”) executed a Consent Judgment. Moore alleged that Metra sold tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Metra Electronics Corporation, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Tools with Vinyl/PVC Grips, Whistleblower
January 9, 2015
On January 9, 2015, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E., made against settling party King Par, LLC (“King Par”). In this matter, Held alleged that King Par sold vinyl/PVC golf ball retrievers with grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)...
Anthony E. Held, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, King Par, LLC, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Golf Ball Retriever Grips, Whistleblower
February 9, 2015
Good Shepherd Hospice Inc. and its related entities has agreed to pay $4 million to resolve allegations that Good Shepherd knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare for hospice patients who were not terminally ill, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last Friday. Good Shepherd provides hospice services in Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas,...
February 4, 2015
The parties involved in the case Moore v. Gibson Guitar Corp., et al executed a Consent Judgment on February 4, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that Gibson Guitar Corp. and Ace Product Management Group, Inc. (“Settling Defendants”) sold vinyl/PVC beverage mats containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Moore, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Vinyl/PVC Beverage Mats, Whistleblower
January 13, 2015
The parties involved in the case Held v. Ava Enterprises executed a Consent Judgment on January 13, 2015. In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. alleged that Ava Enterprises, Inc. (“Ava”) sold headphones with vinyl/PVC components containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Anthony E. Held, Ava Enterprises, Inc., Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Consent Judgment, DEHP, Headphones with Vinyl/PVC Components, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Whistleblower
February 6, 2015
ev3, Inc., formerly known as Fox Hollow Technologies Inc., has agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare for unnecessary inpatient admissions, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday.
The United States alleged that Fox Hollow knowingly caused 12 hospitals located...
January 30, 2015
On January 30, 2015, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E., made against settling party Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. (“Barron’s”). In this matter, Held alleged that Barron’s sold books with vinyl/PVC covers containing the phthalate...
Anthony E. Held, Barron’s Educational Series, Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Books with Vinyl/PVC Covers, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Whistleblower
January 14, 2015
On January 14, 2015, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Laurence Vinocur made against settling party Intel Corporation (“Intel”). In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Intel sold earphone buds with cords containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in...
Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Harm, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, earphone buds with cords containing DEHP, Intel Corporation, Out-of-Court Settlement, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reformulation, Vinocur, Whistleblower
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