off-label drug marketing fraud

Abbott Laboratories $1.5 Billion Settlement (2012)

In 2012, Abbott Laboratories agreed to pay $1.5 billion to resolve criminal and civil allegations related to the unlawful promotion of its anti-seizure drug, Depakote. For Barrett Johnston, this case stands as a powerful example of how whistleblowers can hold even the largest pharmaceutical companies accountable for deceptive practices. Abbott was accused of marketing Depakote […]

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United States ex rel. Franklin v. Parke-Davis (2004)

Qui tam cases filed by whistleblowers don’t just result in financial recoveries — someitmes they reshape entire industries. United States ex rel. Franklin v. Parke-Davis (2004) is an example of such industry-shifting cases. The whistleblower in that case was Dr. David Franklin, a former medical liaison at Parke-Davis, a subsidiary of Warner-Lambert (later acquired by

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