Bayer pays $40M to settle with whistleblower who said company violated False Claims Act

It took 17 years, but Bayer and former employee Laurie Simpson have finally resolved their whistleblower lawsuit.

Without admitting wrongdoing, Bayer agreed to pay $40 million—including $11 million to Simpson—to settle her claims that the company used kickbacks and violated the False Claims Act in marketing its drugs Avelox, Baycol and Trasylol.