PERRI v. NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION et al

  1. April 16, 2020

    Novartis Must Face Retaliation Suit Over Kickback Scheme

    Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. lost its bid to toss a former employee's revised False Claims Act suit after a New Jersey federal judge said Thursday that the ex-worker's alleged conversation with his boss supported claims he was fired for objecting to a purported kickback scheme involving Express Scripts Inc.

  2. October 21, 2019

    Novartis Hit With Retaliation Suit Over Kickback Scheme

    A former Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. employee on Monday launched a revised suit in New Jersey federal court alleging he was fired for objecting to a purported kickback scheme in which the company provided commercial discounts on multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya to Express Scripts Inc. in exchange for Medicare Part D business.

  3. February 22, 2019

    Novartis, Express Scripts Beat Kickback Suit Over Discounts

    Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. and Express Scripts Inc. have escaped a suit alleging they engaged in a kickback scheme after a New Jersey federal judge found that a former Novartis employee failed to back up his claims that the company illegally provided commercial discounts on multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya in exchange for Medicare Part D business.

  4. September 19, 2018

    Novartis Warping Kickback Standard In FCA Case, DOJ Says

    Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. has flatly "misstated the law" in its bid to escape a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit alleging illicit kickbacks aimed at boosting Medicare Part D business, the U.S. Department of Justice told a New Jersey federal court Tuesday.