A settlement has been reached in a whistleblower class action lawsuit brought against Medtronic plc and affiliated Medtronic companies, Medtronic Inc, Medtronic USA Inc, and Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA Inc who are accused of making false statements to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) regarding the country of origin of certain Medtronic products sold to the United States.
The whistleblowers that intiated this action will receive $749,700 of the recovered funds.
According to the settlement agreement, between 2007 and 2014, Medtronic sold to the VA and DoD products it certified would be made in the United States or other designated countries. Filed in 2012, the lawsuit alleged that Medtronic sold to the United States products manufactured in China and Malaysia, which are prohibited countries under the TAA.
