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2nd Circuit Sends N.J. Whistle-Blower Claims Of Ex-Pfizer Executive Back For Reconsideration
Posted on 18 Nov 2010 by Tom Moylan

NEW YORK -- (Mealey's) A Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Nov. 17 affirmed summary judgment on federal False Claims Act (FCA) termination claims by former Pfizer executive Peter Rost but reversed judgment as to his claims under New Jersey's... Read More

Tags: False Claims Act , Jeffery Kindler , Second Circuit , FCA , Karen Katen , CEPA , Henry McDonald , Pfizer , New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act , United States of America v. Pfizer , New Jersey , Peter Rost v. Pfizer , Pharmacia Inc. , wrongful termination , Genotropin , Marie Caroline Sainpy , Peter Rost , Litigation , Inc. , employment , whistle-blower , human growth hormone

Chinese Drug Company, CEO Plead Guilty To Selling Illegal Drug, Pay $7.5M
Posted on 7 Oct 2010 by Tom Moylan

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - (Mealey's) A Chinese pharmaceutical company and its chief executive officer on Oct. 6 pleaded guilty in absentia to federal criminal charges of illegally distributing unapproved human growth hormone and will pay $7.5 million in... Read More

Tags: Genescience Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. , recombinant human growth hormone , United States of America v. Lei Jin , Food and Drug Administration , Judge Mary M. Lisi , personal injury , FDA , unapproved new drug , Clean Competition Fund , Litigation , interstate commerce , lawsuit , Lei Jin , Internet , torts , r-hGH , human growth hormone , GenLei Jintropin

Clemens Asks Court To Revive Defamation Claims
Posted on 7 Jul 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW ORLEANS - (AP) Roger Clemens' lawyers asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to revive a defamation lawsuit he filed against his former personal trainer, Brian McNamee, who claims he injected the ex-major leaguer with steroids and human growth... Read More

Tags: Roger Clemens , major leaguer , Major League Baseball , SI.com , Brian McNamee , defamation , Litigation , lawsuit , human growth hormone , Jon Heyman , steroids