Mealey's (July 27, 2022, 8:25 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — Heart device maker Biotronik Inc. on June 16 signed a settlement agreement to pay $12.95 million to resolve a false claims lawsuit alleging that it made excessive training payments to physicians and paid kickbacks to some doctors through sham speaking engagements, lavish dinners and travel expenses to induce them to buy the defendant’s cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices....