Settlement Announced: $40 Million Healthcare Fraud (Kickbacks and Off-label Marketing). CareFusion Corp. has agreed to pay the U.S. government $40.1 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks and promoting its pharmaceutical products for uses that were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the Justice Department announced today. CareFusion, a California-based medical technology company, develops, manufactures and sells pharmaceutical products, including products sold under the trade name ChloraPrep. The lawsuit is captioned United States ex rel. Kirk v. CareFusion et al., No. 10-2492 (D. Kan.)
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