6th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Suit Accusing Walgreens Of Prescription Kickbacks

(January 26, 2017, 2:22 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Jan. 25 affirmed a federal judge in Tennessee’s ruling dismissing a pharmacy owner’s False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit accusing a local Walgreen Co. pharmacy (Walgreens) of illegally paying kickbacks to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries by offering $25 gift cards to have their prescriptions filled at a nearby location, finding that the plaintiff did not sufficiently allege particularity (United States of America, ex. rel. Andrew Hirt v. Walgreen Company, No. 16-6232, 6th Cir.; 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 1306)....