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Unlocking Legalities: Overseas Practices, Park Doctrine Could Drive More Fraud Cases

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The US Department of Justice recently announced the largest-ever civil settlement in a device-related False Claims Act case. But otherwise it was a textbook FCA case, attorneys say, and many device companies still have a lot of work to do to ensure compliance and that their executives stay out of trouble. This is the first article in an occasional series in which Medtech Insight talks to attorneys to get the best takes on hot legal topics.

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