Judge Imposes Penalties Of $542M Against CVS Subsidiary In FCA Row With Government

( July 8, 2025, 2:04 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — After a jury delivered a verdict in favor of the U.S. government in a federal False Claims Act (FCA) suit alleging that CVS Health Corp. (CVSHC) and its subsidiary, Omnicare Inc., submitted fraudulent claims for payment to the government, a New York federal judge on July 7 imposed penalties of $542 million on Omnicare, finding that the penalties requested by the government do not exceed “the Eighth Amendment's guardrails.”...