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Company: Quest Diagnostics
Current Parent Company: Quest Diagnostics
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $241,000,000
Year: 2011
Date: May 19, 2011
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Billing Abuses
Violation Description: The California Attorney General announced a $241 million settlement with Quest Diagnostics, the state's biggest provider of medical laboratory testing, of a lawsuit alleging illegal overcharges to the state Medicaid program.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
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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