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Litigation

Sep. 1, 2011

State settles with lab company in whistle-blower suit

Adding to what was already believed to be a record outcome in a California whistle-blower suit, a lab company has agreed to pay $49.5 million to settle claims it defrauded the state by inflating bills for Medi-Cal recipients.


By Amy Yarbrough


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Adding to what was already believed to be a record outcome in a California whistle-blower suit, a lab company has agreed to pay $49.5 million to settle claims it defrauded the state by inflating bills to Medi-Cal recipients.


The settlement brings the total recovery in the case, which involves several defendant companies, to more than $300 million.


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