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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Medline Industries Inc.
Current Parent Company: Medline Industries
Penalty: $85,000,000
Year: 2011
Date: March 9, 2011
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: qui tam whistleblower lawsuit
Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Kickbacks
Violation Description: In a qui tam whistleblower case in which there was no government intervention, Medline Industries agreed to pay $85 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to healthcare providers who purchased its medical supplies using federal funds.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of Illinois
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:07-cv-05615
Case Name: Sean Mason, et al., v. Medline Industries, Inc., et al.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Illinois
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: medical equipment and supplies
Specific Industry of Current Parent: medical supplies
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