Former Pharmaceutical Sales Rep Earns $18.5 Million Whistleblower Reward

Former pharmaceutical sales representative Mark Giddarie will receive an $18.5 million reward for helping the government pursue a False Claims Act lawsuit against Sanofi US. The reward will be paid out of Sanofi's $109 million settlement to resolve allegations that it gave doctors kickbacks in the form of free products and submitted false average sales price (ASP) reports to the government.