- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By Adrianne Appel2024-10-22T21:18:00
Precision Toxicology has agreed to pay $27 million to settle allegations first brought by whistleblowers in three cases, that the company billed the federal government for unnecessary drug tests and paid kickbacks to doctors, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.
Drug testing has ramped up in recent years, due to the opioid drug epidemic, and with it allegations of fraud and kickbacks.
The cases against Precision, the largest urine drug testing company in the U.S., are three of many complaints made against urine drug testing companies, for unnecessary billing.
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2024-11-06T20:14:00Z By Adrianne Appel
A Texas health care organization agreed to pay $14.2 million to settle allegations it filed false claims related to violations of the “Stark” self-referral law, according to the Department of Justice.
2024-06-24T17:24:00Z By Adrianne Appel
National drug testing firm Averhealth agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle allegations, first brought by a whistleblower, that it knowingly submitted false claims to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Justice announced.
2023-04-05T19:49:00Z By Jeff Dale
Genotox Laboratories agreed to pay at least $5.9 million to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act by paying volume-based commissions to third-party marketers and submitting claims to federal healthcare programs for unnecessary drug tests.
2025-05-23T16:19:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
Three former commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission who were fired by President Donald Trump earlier this month have filed a lawsuit against the government over their dismissal. The move joins many more court battles over Trump’s sudden slashing of government agencies, which some courts have deemed illegal, blocking ...
2025-05-22T14:37:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The Federal Trade Commission has ordered web hosting company GoDaddy to implement a “robust” information security program following at least three data breaches that the agency said were aided by lax cybersecurity measures.
2025-05-20T12:30:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took action against a pair of student loan debt relief companies for allegedly deceiving borrowers. The move came despite the Trump administration’s broader efforts to roll back enforcement actions against businesses since taking office.
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