Cooperating Cancer Testing Company Agrees To Pay Over $900,000 To Resolve Allegations Of False Claims For Lab Tests
SAN FRANCISCO – Guardant Health, Inc., a precision oncology company based in Palo Alto, has agreed to settle allegations that it knowingly violated the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-31, and regulations of the Defense Health Agency (DHA), announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) Acting Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey McIntosh, and Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), Western Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Bryan D. Denny. In connection with the settlement, the United States acknowledged that Guardant took a number of significant steps entitling it to credit for cooperating with the government, including voluntarily disclosing the conduct to HHS-OIG. Guardant will pay $913,932.93 to settle the FCA allegations and $31,082.00 in an administrative settlement with DHA.
Action Details
- Date:July 16, 2024
- Agency:U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions