Category Archives: Pharmaceutical Litigation

January 9, 2012 | by MH

Healthcare Fraud – A Billion Dollar Problem For All Of Us

Earlier this week, we touched on the topic of protecting yourself from scams and fraud. In this post, we’ll touch on the topic of Medicare/Medicaid fraud. Most doctors, health care providers, suppliers, and private companies who work with Medicare/Medicaid are … Continue reading →

January 14, 2011 | by Valerie Swaner

Drug Companies Pay $14.8 Billion in Fines and Settlements

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the greediest of them all?

$14.8 billion in pharmaceutical settlements have been paid out in the last five years!

Over half of those settlements were with just four drug makers:
Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and Merck. They do the same bad things over and over.
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November 18, 2009 | by Mitch Jensen

Successful Litigation Results in $24M Settlement for The State of Utah

Through its Medicaid program, Utah has paid millions of dollars for inappropriate and medically unnecessary prescriptions of Zyprexa. In response, Utah’s Attorney General, Mark Shurtleff, chose to pursue legal action against Eli Lilly, LLC for the illegal marketing of its … Continue reading →