(June 7, 2016, 12:31 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Genentech Inc. and OSI Pharmaceuticals LLC on June 6 agreed to pay $67 million to resolve a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that they misrepresented the effectiveness of the cancer drug Tarceva in certain patients (United States of America ex rel. Brian Shields v. Genentech, Inc., et al., No. 11-822, N.D. Calif.).

(Settlement agreement available. Document #28-160623-006P.)

The settlement stems from a 2011 False Claims Act lawsuit filed by former Genentech employee Brian Shields against his former employer and OSI Pharmaceuticals in the...