March 15, 2019
Pfizer Inc. and its Hospira Inc. unit have beat a False Claims Act suit accusing them of silently fixing defects with infusion pumps without telling customers or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, with an Illinois federal judge saying the whistleblower didn't specifically allege any Medicare fraud.
October 02, 2018
Hospira and parent company Pfizer Inc. asked an Illinois federal judge Tuesday to permanently toss a whistleblower suit accusing the subsidiary of billing the government for faulty infusion pumps and issuing secret replacements, saying the suit merely alleges regulatory violations not actionable under the False Claims Act.
January 12, 2018
Pfizer Inc. subsidiary Hospira Inc. billed the government for infusion pumps with power cords that sparked and fell apart during use, shocking customers and prompting the companies to issue secret replacements, according to a False Claims Act suit unsealed Thursday in Illinois federal court.