United States of America; and The States of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wiscons
Published: Jan. 30, 2016 | Result Date: Jan. 4, 2016 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 3:14-cv-01919-LAB-JLB Settlement – $4,036,620
Court
USDC Southern District of California
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Aashish Y. Desai
(Desai Law Firm PC)
Adrianne De Castro
(Desai Law Firm PC)
Defendant
Robert G. Marasco
(Dinsmore & Shohl LLP)
Facts
The federal government, joined by several states, including California, filed a complaint against a San Diego-based medical diagnostics laboratory, Pathway Genomics Corp., for allegedly paying kickbacks to doctors. Pathway employee Monique Gipson initiated the whistleblower action.
Contentions
PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiff accused defendants of paying doctors kickbacks for referring patients to the facility for genetic testing, in violation of the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and various state laws.
Result
Pathway agreed to settle the matter for $4 million. Whistleblower Gipson will receive $686,225 of the settlement amount.
Other Information
FILING DATE: Aug. 26, 2014.
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