This is a short summary of 15 anti-kickback and fraud cases and investigations that have made headlines in 2009. The situations involve a range of participants including hospitals, device companies, physicians, payors and other suppliers . 1. Medtronic whistle-blower suit. A lawsuit filed by two former Medtronic employees of the company’s Memphis-based spine business accused 120 leading spine surgeons across the country and 18 medical device distributors of promoting “off-label” use of t