Pharmaceuticals

Whistleblower's Attorney Says Pfizer's Guilty Plea Today Opens New Chapter on Aggressive Enforcement of Pharma Companies

Published in Medical Verdicts and Law Weekly, November 5th, 2009

Pfizer Inc., through a wholly owned subsidiary, is expected to plead guilty to a felony today in federal district court in Boston as part of a plea agreement that includes a record-breaking $1.3 billion criminal fine for the illegal marketing of the painkiller Bextra for unsafe and unapproved uses.

"This case exposed the total disregard a pharmaceutical company had for patients' lives by putting profits above all else," said Erika A. Kelton, a Washington, DC, attorney with Phillips & Cohen LLP, which represented the whistleblower who exposed Pfizer's "off-label" marketing of Bextra. "Pfizer created a corporate culture that encouraged and rewarded those who ignored...

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Source: Medical Verdicts and Law Weekly (2009-11-05)

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