Ex-Abbott Rep Says Profits Trumped Safety In $219M FCA Trial

By Jess Krochtengel · April 7, 2016, 3:53 PM EDT

A former Abbott Laboratories sales-director-turned-whistleblower asked a Texas federal jury Thursday to find that the medical device manufacturer caused the submission of more than 35,000 false Medicare and Medicaid claims, costing...

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Case Information

Case Title

USA v. Abbott Laboratories et al

Case Number

Court

Texas Northern

Nature of Suit

Other Statutes: Other Statutory Actions

Date Filed

September 26, 2006

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