Justice Department Investigating Novation; BD Faces Whistleblower Lawsuit
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
BD maintains it is not the target of a U.S. Department of Justice criminal investigation of Novation, despite being subpoenaed to provide evidence in the case against the group purchasing organization
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