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September 17, 2021   
Health Law Weekly

U.S. Court in Maryland Rejects Whistleblower Action Against Medical Device Makers Alleging Kickback Scheme

  • September 17, 2021

A federal court in Maryland dismissed September 10 without prejudice a qui tam action under the False Claims Act (FCA) alleging that two medical device manufacturers provided surgeons valuable free advertising on their website to induce them to recommend defendants’ LAP-BAND product for treating obesity.

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