(January 16, 2020, 1:57 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Apnea device maker ResMed Corp. has agreed to pay more than $37.5 million to resolve five false claims lawsuits that it paid kickbacks to get suppliers and health care providers to buy its medical devices, the U.S. Justice Department announced Jan. 15 (United States, ex rel. Gibran Ameer v. ResMed, Inc., No. 15-4842, D. S.C.; United States ex rel. Thomas Baker v. ResMed, Inc., No. 16-987, D. S.C.; United States ex rel. Shawn Ross v. ResMed, Inc., No. 16-1988, S.D. Calif.; United States ex rel. Meyer v. ResMed, Inc., et al., No. 17-12, D. Iowa; United States ex rel. Peter Ottavio v. ResMed, Inc., No. 17-5734, E.D. N.Y.)....