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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Omeros Corporation
Current Parent Company: Omeros Corp.
Penalty: $3,940,000
Year: 2012
Date: October 26, 2012
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: qui tam whistleblower lawsuit
Violation Description: In a qui tam whistleblower case in which there was no government intervention, Omeros agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by firing a whistleblower for exposing abuse of a federal grant program.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Western District of Washington
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:09-cv-01342
Case Name: Klein v. Demopulos et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Washington
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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