$30 Million Settlement reached in Whistleblower case with Orthofix subsidiary, Blackstone Medical

Settlement Amount: 
$30,000,000

A settlement has been reached in a whistleblower class action lawsuit brought against Blackstone Medical Inc, a subsidiary of Orthofix International NV, who is accused of paying illegal kickbacks to physicians in order to induce use of the company’s products.

The whistleblower will receive an $8 million share of the government's recovery.

The initial whistleblower lawsuit was filed September 2006.  The government's complaint alleged that Blackstone paid kickbacks to spinal surgeons. These alleged kickbacks took a number of forms, including sham consulting agreements, sham royalty arrangements, sham research grants, travel and entertainment.

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