Bayer Pays $40M To Settle False Claims Suits Over Baycol, Trasylol, Avelox

Mealey's (September 9, 2022, 4:24 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bayer Corp. and its related entities on Sept. 2 agreed to pay $40 million to settle allegations in two whistleblower lawsuits that it paid kickbacks for the prescribing of two drugs, marketed the drugs for off-label use and downplayed the safety of a third drug, according to a settlement released by the U.S. Justice Department....