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Pharmaceutical Fraud Attorney

Pharmaceutical Fraud

How can I report Pharmaceutical Fraud?

That depends on the nature of the fraudulent activity and what you want to accomplish. If you merely want to bring the fraud to the Government’s attention (anonymously or otherwise) you may want to contact: (1) the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Inspector General (OIG); your local U.S. Attorney’s Office; or your state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), if the fraud affects the Medicaid program. If you are considering filing a whistleblower lawsuit and want to seek compensation for doing so, or if you have been retaliate against because of your whistleblowing activities, then you may want to contact a lawyer specializing in the whistleblower and qui tam area of law, who can advise you appropriately.

PHARMACEUTICAL FRAUD Attorney Tim McInnis

What kind of Pharmaceutical Fraud is actionable under the False Claims Act?

The most common types of cases concern off-label marketing sales practices; paying kickbacks to prescribers; violating Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), not offering Best Prices to government insurance programs, misreporting Medicaid Prices; manipulating doses and packaging at the retail level; and failing to obtain prescriber authorizations for Manufactured Compound Drugs

Who is committing Pharmaceutical Fraud?

Virtually anyone in the pipeline from research/development to manufacturing to sales and distribution to prescription and delivery, including, Pharmaceutical manufacturers; large retail pharmacy chain stores; specialty pharmacies; and drug compounders.

Who is a typical whistleblower in a Pharmaceutical Fraud case?

It could be anyone with the required knowledge and information. Often that means pharma reps and marketing employees; quality control professionals at manufacturing facilities; licensed pharmacists and employees of institutional health care providers, such as skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), acute care hospitals, rehab centers and hospices.

How can I report Pharmaceutical Fraud?

That depends on the nature of the fraudulent activity and what you want to accomplish. If you are considering filing a whistleblower lawsuit and want to seek compensation for doing so, or if you have been retaliate against because of your whistleblowing activities, then you may want to contact a lawyer specializing in the whistleblower and qui tam area of law, who can advise you appropriately. If you merely want to bring the fraud to the Government’s attention (anonymously or otherwise) you may want to contact: (1) the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Inspector General (OIG); your local U.S. Attorney’s Office; or your state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), if the fraud affects the Medicaid program.

Pharmaceudical Fraud

"Tim McInnis is an amazing attorney. He is intelligent, thorough, ethical, kind and he works very strategically in order to insure the best outcome for his clients. I would trust him with my life. He is not only an excellent attorney, but he is a compassionate person."
Denise A. Romano, January 2004

"Tim McInnis is a superb lawyer for whistleblowers. As both a relator and a lawyer I worked with for more than three and a

On October 14, 2020, medical device maker Merit Medical Systems Inc. (MMSI), of South Jordan, Utah, agreed to pay $18 million to settle allegations the company helped submit false claims to the federal Medicare and TRICARE programs and numerous state Medicaid programs by giving kickbacks to physicians and hospitals to induce the purchase and use of MMSI’s durable medical equipment devices and products. NYC attorney Timothy J. McInnis was a member of the legal team that successfully represented the whistleblower in the case, Charles J. (“CJ”) Wolf, M.D., who was the former Chief Compliance Officer of MMSI.

 

According to Dr. Wolf’s complaint and the government’s settlement agreement, for over six years MMSI paid kickbacks to physicians, medical practices, and hospitals. The payments were made indirectly under the guise of free advertising assistance, practice development, practice support, and so-called “educational” grants. All of this was intended to induce the healthcare providers to purchase and use MMSI’s products, including EmboSphere devices, which are used for uterine fibroid embolization procedures, and QuadraSphere devices, which are used for other types of embolization procedures. Among other things, MMSI used local advertising campaigns to steer patients to healthcare providers as a reward for past sales and to increase future purchases of MMSI products. Dr. Wolf and the government further alleged that MMSI disregarded numerous internal warnings, including from Dr. Wolf, that MMSI’s sales practices potentially violated the healthcare Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS).

 

The lawsuit was filed in the federal court in District of New Jersey, where attorney McInnis formerly served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. The case is captioned United States ex rel. Wolf v. Merit Medical Systems, Inc., No. 2:16-cv-01855-CCC-MF (D.N.J.). Of the $18 million MMSI is paying to settle the case, $15.21 million will be go to the U.S. Treasury, and the remaining $2.79 million will go to the approximately 30 individual states that also joined the lawsuit.

half years and his counsel and perseverance were always spot on. His work was critical to a successful settlement of the case."
Stephen B. Diamond, Esq., August, 2016

"Tim McInnis Law represented my case with the up most professionalism. He communicated with me at every turn of the case ensuring I understood the process as well what was to come next. His patience, comprehension of Qui Tam Law and persistence in getting me the highest amount possible out of the case is unmatched. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend his law firm for a minute."
Don A. Briscoe, September 2016

"Tim McInnis Law represented my case with the up most professionalism. He communicated with me at every turn of the case ensuring I understood the process as well what was to come next. His patience, comprehension of Qui Tam Law and persistence in getting me the highest amount possible out of the case is unmatched. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend his law firm for a minute."
Don A. Briscoe, September 2016

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