September 03, 2014
A medical device maker agreed Wednesday to pay $8.3 million to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit by the U.S. government and a relator in Tennessee federal court, accusing the company of passing off Malaysian-made products as made in the U.S.
May 24, 2013
A Tennessee federal judge Thursday denied an ex-Smith & Nephew Inc. executive's bid to sanction the medical device maker for failing to produce data in a False Claims Act suit alleging it misrepresented the country of origin of products sold to the government, finding the information sought isn't available.
August 10, 2011
An ex-Smith & Nephew Inc. technology executive sought Wednesday to compel the medical device company to produce sales data in a whistleblower suit in Tennessee alleging it misrepresented the country of origin of products sold to the federal government in violation of the Trade Agreements Act.
November 18, 2010
Smith & Nephew Inc. has lost a second bid to dismiss an ex-executive's False Claims Act suit, which alleges the U.K.-based medical device maker misrepresented the origin of products it sold to the U.S. government.
November 12, 2010
Smith & Nephew Inc. has asked a federal judge to reconsider a refusal to dismiss an ex-worker's False Claims Act suit claiming the U.K.-based medical device maker misrepresented the origin of products it sold to the U.S. government.