The $167.7 million award is one of the largest whistleblower
awards in U.S. history. It will be divided among an unspecified number of whistleblowers
in three states, according to the Justice Department.
The $2.2 billion settlement between Johnson & Johnson
(JNJ, Fortune 500) and authorities settles charges that J&J marketed drugs
for unapproved uses and gave kickbacks to doctors and nursing homes. Attorney
General Eric Holder said Johnson & Johnson and two subsidiaries lined
their pockets at the expense of American taxpayers, patients and the private
insurance industry. Read more.
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