Law360, New York (August 16, 2012, 6:27 PM ET) -- A Massachusetts federal jury on Wednesday said that Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc. can deduct from its taxes a $95 million portion of a total $486 million the company paid in 2000 to settle criminal and civil allegations that it defrauded government health care programs.
Fresenius sued the federal government in 2008, seeking to deduct $126 million of the False Claims Act civil settlements from its taxes. The company argued that the figure represented payments that were made to compensate the government, which are deductible under...
Jury Awards Fresenius $95M Tax Break Due To FCA Settlement
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