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Medical Device Company Discloses Potential FCPA Violation

A U.S.-based multinational medical device company said it may have violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. In a May 2 SEC filing, Stryker said it has hired outside counsel to investigate whether “certain business activities in a foreign country violated…

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provisions” of the FCPA, adding that both the SEC and DOJ have contacted it. The company said it’s cooperating with both agencies. “At this time we are unable to predict the outcome of the investigation or the potential impact, if any, on our financial statements,” Stryker said.