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Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€11.1mTotal of monetary amounts
€11.1mLargest single case: Innovasis Inc.
€11.1mMedian per case with an amount

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1 case

29 May 2024 Innovasis Inc.Innovasis: 12 million USD – kickbacks to spine surgeons USACommercial bribery €11.1m

The Utah manufacturer of spinal implants and two executives – founder and president Brent Felix and former CFO Garth Felix – allegedly paid surgeons kickbacks to induce them to use Innovasis products. Together they paid 12 million USD; HHS-OIG placed the company under heightened scrutiny.

What organisations can take from it

Consultancy agreements, royalty payments or fees to users who decide on the use of products require proof of need and a fair market value review.

Relevance to training and awareness

Payments to users of medical devices

Authority / court
U.S. Department of Justice
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Commercial bribery
Legal basis
Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)); False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 ff.)
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Healthcare
Liability of senior managers
Founder/president and former CFO pay personally as parties to the settlement.

Original amount 12,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 29 May 2024.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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