Byram, Hollister To Pay $20M To Settle Pay-For-Promotion Allegations
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The settlement puts to bed whistleblower allegations that Hollister paid supplier Byram for encouraging ostomy and continence care patients to use Hollister products. Byram allegedly had similar arrangements with other manufacturers, including Coloplast.
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