Pharmaceutical Fraud

Hagens Berman vigorously pursues litigation that improves the quality and fairness of our healthcare and prescription drug system. Representing classes of consumers, state and local governments and the nation's most forward-thinking public-interest groups, we seek to shine the light of public scrutiny on these industries and their practices.

Our pharmaceutical fraud attorneys have filed and argued suits against dozens of major drug companies, giving them extensive litigation and courtroom experience.

Some of the areas covered by our practice include:

Off-label marketing: Federal law prohibits companies from marketing medical devices or drugs for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. We have negotiated a number of major settlements in this area, recovering funds for consumers as well as state Medicaid plans, which purchased the drugs for purposes not endorsed by the FDA.

Personal injury: When pharmaceutical or compounding companies are negligent in releasing and distributing dangerous drugs to the public, we take legal action, pursuing justice for patients.

Pricing fraud: We have negotiated over a billion dollars in settlements on behalf of clients, including consumers and governments, who we alleged overpaid for drugs due to price-inflation schemes. No firm in the world matches our experience in this arena.

Pharmaceutical Fraud Cases and Investigations

Case Date Filed/Investigation Launched Type Status Court Case #
Accutane Oct 1, 2010 Pharmaceutical Fraud Investigation
Bayer HealthCare Nov 17, 2008 Pharmaceutical Fraud Active U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York 09-MD-02023-BMC
McKesson - Municipalities Aug 7, 2008 Pharmaceutical Fraud Active U.S. District Court, California, CA C11-02782
Cephalon Inc. Oct 25, 2007 Pharmaceutical Fraud Active U.S. District Court, Pennsylvania, PA 07-cv-04492-PBT
McKesson Corp. Oct 6, 2006 Pharmaceutical Fraud Settled U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts 08-CV-10843
First DataBank Oct 6, 2006 Pharmaceutical Fraud Settled U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts 09-CV-1577
Toprol XL Jan 31, 2006 Antitrust Active U.S. District Court, Delaware, DE 06-CV-00063
Serono, Inc. Sep 23, 2005 Pharmaceutical Fraud Active U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts 05-CV-11935
Tricor Jun 1, 2005 Pharmaceutical Fraud Settled U.S. District Court, Delaware 05-360 KAJ
Bextra Apr 7, 2005 Pharmaceutical Fraud Settled U.S. District Court, California, CA 05-CV-01699-CRB
AstraZeneca - Nexium Jan 25, 2005 Pharmaceutical Fraud Active Superior Court, Massachusetts, MA 05-0269 BLS
Lupron Settlement Dec 1, 2004 Pharmaceutical Fraud Settled U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts 01-CV-10861
Relafen Settlement Dec 1, 2004 Pharmaceutical Fraud Settled U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts 01-CV-12239
Neurontin (Pfizer/Parke Davis) May 14, 2004 Pharmaceutical Fraud Active U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts 04-CV-10981
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