Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 30, 2013. Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay the United States $5.475 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce doctors to implant the company’s carotid, biliary and peripheral vascular products, the Justice Department announced on Friday. Abbott is a global pharmaceuticals and health care products company based in Abbott Park, Ill.
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