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Illinois-based AbbVie is under fire from California’s Insurance Commissioner over allegations of a kickback scheme to support sales of blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis treatment Humira in the state.

On Tuesday, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones filed an insurance-fraud complaint against AbbVie in Alameda County Superior Court. The complaint alleges that AbbVie “gave illegal kickbacks to health care providers” to prescribe Humira.

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