OrthoFix pays an additional $34M to Settle False Claims Allegations with its Bone Growth Stimulators

Texas-based Medical Device Manufacturer Pays U.S. $34 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations (Department of Justice)
Orthofix Inc., a Texas-based manufacturer of medical devices, has agreed to pay the United States $34,234,263 to settle allegations under the civil False Claims Act relating to the company’s sale of bone growth stimulator devices, the Justice Department announced today.   The company has also agreed to plead guilty to a felony of obstruction of a federal audit, and to pay a $7,765,737 criminal fine.
The civil settlement announced today resolves a whistleblower lawsuit th...