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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Santa Clara County Drug Pricing Lawsuit
The county of Santa Clara, California, and a number of federally-funded county medical facilities sued GlaxoSmithKline, Wyeth and other pharmaceutical companies claiming the companies overcharged them in violation of pricing agreements the companies had with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, which required that manufacturers charge a price for covered outpatient drugs that will not exceed the Average Manufacturer Price (“AMP”) decreased by a rebate percentage. The plaintiff facilities alleged they were overcharged for prescription and over-the-counter drugs and pharmaceutical products. The lawsuit settled in 2012.
- Misconduct Type
- Cost/Labor Mischarge
- Enforcement Agency
- State/Local
- Contracting Party
- Health and Human Services
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Complaint
- 12/23/2008
Further Information |
Released |
Complaint |
12/23/2008 |