In False Claims Act lawsuit Duke agrees to $112.5 million settlement with US

By Staff Reporter Mar 27, 2019 11:25 AM EDT

Duke University agreed to pay the US government $112.5 million Monday to settle a lawsuit relating to a technician's fabricated and falsified research data used to obtain funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH) and other federal agencies.

The settlement amount represents reimbursement of federal grant money and appropriate penalties for False Claims Act violations.