Mallinckrodt to pay $15.4M over kickback allegations
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Kyle Brasseur2019-09-05T20:16:00
Pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt is set to pay $15.4 million to the Justice Department to resolve allegations of illegal kickbacks to doctors in the form of lavish dinners and entertainment.
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