As published in GenomeWeb NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Pathway Genomics has agreed to pay about $4 million to settle a lawsuit with the US Department of Justice over allegations that it improperly paid kickbacks to physicians and physician groups in exchange for patient referrals, the government agency announced yesterday. “Kickbacks to health care providers in […]

As published on NBC 7 San Diego By Samantha Tatro A San Diego-based medical diagnostic laboratory will pay more than $4 million to settle claims they traded patient referrals for kickbacks to physicians and physician groups in tests that analyze risks for certain genetic diseases, U.S. District Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced Wednesday. “Kickbacks to […]

As published in Times of San Diego A San Diego-based medical diagnostic laboratory paid more than $4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act by paying improper kickbacks to physicians and physician groups in exchange for patient referrals, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Pathway Genomics Corp. provides analysis of genetic […]

As published in Med City News It’s not just the Food and Drug Administration that’s peeved with Pathway Genomics‘ marketing tactics: The San Diego diagnostics company will pay more than $4 million to settle kickback claims levied by the U.S. Department of Justice – admitting “no wrongdoing,” as it says in a statement. A spokeswoman for […]

As published on the San Diego Business Journal By BRITTANY MEILING Pathway Genomics Corp. has paid more than $4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to doctors in exchange for patient referrals, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Pathway Genomics, a molecular information company in San […]

As published on Fox 5 San Diego SAN DIEGO — A San Diego-based medical diagnostic laboratory paid more than $4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act by paying improper kickbacks to physicians and physician groups in exchange for patient referrals, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Pathway Genomics Corp. […]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Sanford Heisler Kimpel, LLP today announced that genetic testing giant Pathway Genomics Corporation has agreed to settle a qui tam suit and pay the United States government, 29 states and the District of Columbia $4.1 million dollars. Sanford Heisler Kimpel, along with Aashish Y. Desai of the Desai Law Firm, P.C., represented Relator Monique Gipson, […]

By Aaron Vehling Law360, New York (December 24, 2015, 8:38 PM ET) — Employers and workers in 2016 will be keeping a close eye on cases that could strengthen private-sector unions while chipping away at public ones, change how classes are certified, and increase the number of workers covered by minimum wage and overtime protections. […]

To read the full article, click here. Looking back at 2015, there were dramatic shifts in the nation’s corporate law departments, including high-level promotions, new hires and departures. General Electric, Ford Motor Co., Bank of America, Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Corp. and many other giants shook up their legal teams. Below are 15 of the biggest management changes at in-house […]

Law360, New York (December 14, 2015, 8:20 PM ET) — The U.S. Supreme Court held in a 6-3 ruling Monday that state laws hostile to class action waivers cannot circumvent the Federal Arbitration Act. Here, attorneys tell Law360 why the decision is significant. Andrew Melzer, Sanford Heisler Kimpel LLP “Class actions are often the only vehicles available to […]

By Ryan Davis Law360, New York (December 9, 2015, 5:47 PM ET) — David Sanford of Sanford Heisler Kimpel LLP secured millions of dollars in settlements for plaintiffs in separate class action employment suits against Daiichi Sankyo Inc. and Ma Laboratories Inc., earning him a spot among Law360’s 2015 Employment MVPs. Those agreements, along with […]

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By Kevin Penton Law360, New York (November 23, 2015, 9:37 PM ET) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has declined to decertify a class of hundreds of African-American members of the U.S. Marshals Service who allege in a case stretching back to 1994 that they have been systematically discriminated against, but ordered that the […]

Noted Business Anchor and Financial Expert Nicole Lapin Will Serve as Master of Ceremonies NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ALM’s The National Law Journal announced today the induction of five prominent plaintiffs attorneys to its Elite Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame. The publisher awards will be presented to each inductee at the […]

Law360, New York (November 8, 2015, 9:50 PM ET) — This week, Law360 will begin profiling those elite attorneys whose successes in high-stakes litigation, record-breaking deals and complex global matters earned them a spot on this year’s list of MVP award winners. Competition for the MVP distinction continued to escalate this year, with editors reviewing […]