SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cutter Law PC announces that the international medical device company, Biotronik, Inc., has agreed to pay more than $12.95 million to the United States and various States to resolve claims that Biotronik unlawfully paid kickbacks to physicians. The case, U.S. ex rel. Bell et al. v. Biotronik, Inc. et al., case no. 18-cv-01391, was brought by two former Biotronik employees and whistleblowers who are clients of Cutter Law PC. Biotronik will pay the settlement funds to the United States and the Medicaid programs of various States, and will pay the California Department of Insurance $855,000 for false claims made to private insurers in California under a separate agreement.
“This settlement represents an outstanding result for the government and for my clients, and proof that the False Claims Act is an essential tool for keeping companies like Biotronik in check and for fighting and punishing corporate fraud in healthcare”
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“This settlement represents an outstanding result for the government and for my clients, and proof that the False Claims Act is an essential tool for keeping companies like Biotronik in check and for fighting and punishing corporate fraud in healthcare,” said attorney John R. Parker, Jr., who has served as lead counsel for the whistleblower relators while this case has been pending for more than four years.
In 2017, Mr. Parker’s clients, who at the time both worked for Biotronik, disclosed to the United...
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