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Company: Quest Diagnostics Inc.
Current Parent Company: Quest Diagnostics
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Penalty: $6,000,000
Year: 2017
Date: April 28, 2017
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description: Quest Diagnostics Inc. agreed to pay $6 million to resolve a lawsuit by the United States alleging that its Berkeley HeartLab Inc. unit violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to physicians and patients to induce the use of Berkeley for blood testing services and by charging for medically unnecessary tests.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New Jersey
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diagnostic testing
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