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Health Care & Hospital Law

Jun. 4, 2011

US Government’s Crackdown on Corruption Targets Health Care Industry

The trend of greater focus on the health care industry for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations may significantly impact California. By Thomas W. McNamara of Ballard Spahr LLP


By Thomas W. McNamara


As California continues to be a key player in the health care industry, pharmaceutical and medical-device companies in the state are finding themselves increasingly susceptible to the federal government's crackdown on corruption in the industry.


The U.S. Department of Justice has been aggressively enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), a federal anti-bribery statute that prohibits paying, offering to pay, promisin...

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