Attorneys Predict Pandemic-Related Rise In False Claims Allegations

The Department of Justice may soon be busy with allegations of pandemic-related fraud and abuse, attorneys predicted in a recent conference presentation.

False Claims Act
• Source: Informa/Alamy

Don’t mistake a recent drop in False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for lack of interest in pursuing medtech companies who flout the law, a group of attorneys cautioned at a 10 December conference hosted by the Food & Drug Law Institute.

As Reed Smith partner Sarah Cummings showed, the US Department of Justice collected just over $2bn in FCA recoveries in 2020 – a staggering amount that still fell short of...

More from Legal & IP

More from Policy & Regulation

Inclusive By Design: UK Invites Sponsors To Submit Trial Diversity Plans

 
• By 

The UK has issued clearer guidance to help drug and medical device sponsors demonstrate how they intend to include a diverse and relevant range of participants in their clinical trials.

Plans For Specific EU Orphan And Pediatric Device Expert Panel Need To Go Further

 

Moves are at last underway for a more specific focus on orphan and pediatric devices. They are a start; but experts are calling for more to support this sector.

First Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnostic Blood Test Cleared By FDA

 

Fujirebio Diagnostics' Alzheimer's disease test, Lumipulse G pTau217/ß-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma Ratio, has been cleared by the US FDA.