U.S. sues Novartis over kickbacks, second case this week

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U.S. sues Novartis over kickbacks, second case this week

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-files-second-lawsuit-accusing-novartis-kickbacks-184700321.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.gP5A.wxhCYUEX.J.F9Bug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-26T193410Z_2_CBRE93P1G6H00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-NOVARTIS-FRAUD-LAWSUIT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Novartis logo is pictured on its headquarters building in Mumbai" align="left" title="A Novartis logo is pictured on its headquarters building in Mumbai" border="0" /></a>By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday announced its second civil fraud lawsuit against Novartis AG in four days, accusing a unit of the Swiss drugmaker of paying multimillion-dollar kickbacks to doctors in exchange for prescribing its drugs. Authorities said the Basel-based company for a decade lavished healthy speaking fees and &quot;opulent&quot; meals, including a nearly $10,000 dinner for three at the Japanese restaurant, Nobu, to induce doctors to prescribe its drugs. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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