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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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U.S. ex rel. Wetherholt and Drimer v. Pfizer (Illegal Marketing of Detrol)
Pfizer agreed to pay $14.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations related to its marketing of the drug Detrol. The government alleged Pfizer marketed Detrol for uses that had not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The settlement resolved the last of a group of whistleblower lawsuits filed in federal courts beginning in 2003. The other suits were settled or dismissed in 2009 as part of global settlement under which Pfizer agreed to pay $2.3 billion dollars to resolve civil and criminal claims regarding the illegal marketing of multiple drugs (see Pfizer instance, “Illegal Marketing of Bextra and Other Drugs”).
- Misconduct Type
- Health
- Enforcement Agency
- Health and Human Services
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement Announcement
- 10/21/2011