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Company: Smith & Nephew Inc.
Current Parent Company: Smith & Nephew
Penalty: $8,307,410
Year: 2014
Date: September 3, 2014
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, Smith & Nephew agreed to pay over $8 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by providing medical equipment to Veterans Administration patients it claimed was made in the United States but which was actually produced in Malaysia.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Western District of Tennessee
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:08-cv-02832
Case Name: United States of America et al v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: medical equipment and supplies
Specific Industry of Current Parent: medical equipment
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