Law360 (September 11, 2006, 12:00 AM EDT) -- A whistleblower’s allegations that pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. promoted a top drug for unapproved uses were shot down Monday after a federal judge ruled the court doesn’t have jurisdiction.
The lawsuit, filed by a former marketing vice president at Pfizer, accused the company of illegally marketing a successful biotechnology drug, the human growth hormone Genotropin.
Pfizer filed a motion to dismiss the case on Aug. 30, arguing that the complaint filed by Dr. Peter Rost lacked subject matter jurisdiction and failed to plead fraud with particularity....
Whistleblower Case v. Pfizer Dismissed
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