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October 17, 2016 By Staff

Whistleblower Case Results In $28 Million Settlement; Case Is Reminder That Healthcare Fraud Is An Important Election Year Issue

Washington, D.C. — A whistleblower case alleging the payment of kickbacks by Abott Laboratories to induce prescriptions for the drug Depakote, for elderly patients in nursing homes, has resulted in a $28 million dollar settlement with one of the nation’s largest long term care pharmacies, Omnicare.

“This case is a reminder – especially in an election year with healthcare and the conduct of big pharma at issue – that healthcare fraud and waste continues to compromise patient care and drain valuable healthcare dollars,” said Reuben Guttman of Guttman, Buschner & Brooks (GBB) PLLC which represented lead whistleblower, Meredith MCcoyd. In addition to Guttman, the GBB team included Traci Buschner and Caroline Poplin, MD, JD, the firm’s Medical Director.

The case was filed and resolved under the Federal False Claims Act (FCA). That statute allows whistleblowers to bring suit in the name of the government.

According to the complaint in intervention filed by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), “By knowingly and actively soliciting kickbacks to promote Depakote, Omnicare enhanced its profits at the expense of the elderly nursing home residents it purported to protect. . .”
The government’s complaint in intervention also alleged that “in exchange for Abbott’s kickbacks, Omnicare engaged in intensive efforts to convince nursing home physicians to prescribe Depakote. . .”

Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC, www.GBBlegal.com, is one of the nation’s leading whistleblower law firms. Attorneys at the firm have represented whistleblowers in cases returning more than $5 billion to state and federal governments. For more information on the False Claims Act go to www.whistleblowerlaws.com

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    (202) 800-3003
    tbuschner@gbblegal.com

    Practice Areas
    Labor and Employment
    Litigation
    Corporate Governance

    Government Experience
    State Prosecutor

    Education
    University of Louisville (J.D., 1995)
    Miami University (B.A., 1990)

    Admissions
    The District of Columbia
    The Commonwealth of Kentucky
    The U.S. District Court for the
    - District of Columbia
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    United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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    Miami University Pre-Law Advisory Board
    Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Executive Committee Member (Treasurer)
    American Constitution Society (ACS), member
    American Association for Justice (AAJ), member
    Emory Law School, Faculty -Trial Techniques


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