UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al v. OMNICARE, INC. et al

  1. July 18, 2024

    PharMerica Inks $100M Deal In 13-Year-Old Whistleblower Suit

    PharMerica Corp. has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a former New Jersey nursing home owner's long-running whistleblower litigation over an alleged drug kickback scheme, according to the plaintiff's law firm.

  2. April 14, 2021

    PharMerica Must Face FCA Claims Over Electronic Data

    A New Jersey federal judge said that a whistleblower can pursue a new theory that PharMerica Corp. violated the False Claims Act via the submission of electronic data to the federal government as part of a purported nursing home kickback scheme, finding that FCA liability can be based on that information.

  3. November 30, 2020

    PharMerica Beats Whistleblower's FCA Claims Over 'Swapping'

    A New Jersey federal judge has tossed allegations in a False Claims Act lawsuit over kickbacks that PharMerica Corp. allegedly paid to nursing homes, reasoning that the whistleblower's complaint detailing an illegal "swapping" scheme didn't support a new liability theory he introduced late in the litigation.

  4. November 28, 2016

    PharMerica Escapes Federal FCA Claims Over Kickbacks

    PharMerica beat all federal claims brought by a whistleblower over kickbacks the company allegedly paid to nursing homes when a New Jersey federal judge ruled Monday that the allegations against the pharmacy were improperly based on information that was already public.

  5. May 10, 2016

    PharMerica Says Public Disclosure Testimony Sinks FCA Suit

    PharMerica Corp. urged a New Jersey federal judge on Monday to put an end to a nursing home owner's False Claims Act suit accusing the company of offering kickbacks to some nursing homes in exchange for drug referrals, saying his testimony shows his claims are based on public disclosures.

  6. May 09, 2016

    PharMerica Off The Hook For Successor Liability In FCA Suit

    A New Jersey federal judge on Monday dismissed successor liability claims from a False Claims Act Suit accusing PharMerica Corp. of offering kickbacks to some nursing homes in exchange for drug referrals, granting a joint request filed by both parties that still leaves post-acquisition claims intact.

  7. April 04, 2016

    Public Info-Based FCA Suit Can't Survive, PharMerica Says

    PharMerica Corp. urged a New Jersey federal judge Friday to reject a nursing home owner's False Claims Act suit accusing the company of offering kickbacks to some nursing homes in exchange for drug referrals, saying his entire argument rested on information already publicly disclosed.

  8. September 15, 2015

    PharMerica Improperly Withheld Docs In FCA Suit, Court Told

    A whistleblower alleging PharMerica Corp. violated the False Claims Act by offering kickbacks to nursing homes in exchange for drug referrals told a New Jersey federal court Monday that the company used an automated search process during discovery that screened out relevant documents.

  9. September 29, 2014

    Whistleblower's FCA Suit Against PharMerica Passes Muster

    A New Jersey federal judge has kept alive a whistleblower suit accusing PharMerica of violating the False Claims Act by offering kickbacks to nursing homes in exchange for drug referrals, saying the relator had sufficiently pleaded his claims. 

  10. June 25, 2014

    DOJ Signs On To $124M Omnicare FCA Kickback Settlement

    The U.S. Department of Justice has approved a $124 million settlement with Omnicare Inc. to settle two whistleblower False Claims Act suits accusing the pharmaceutical provider of giving unfair discounts to nursing homes in exchange for drug referrals, the DOJ announced Wednesday.