USA v. Harkonen

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Case Number:

3:08-cr-00164

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

Marilyn H. Patel

Firms

  1. May 15, 2017

    Ex-InterMune CEO Says Expert Would Have Changed Verdict

    The former CEO of InterMune asked a Ninth Circuit panel Monday to revive his request that a California federal judge reverse his 2009 wire fraud conviction, claiming his attorneys never presented biostatistical expert testimony that could have cleared him of allegations he made false statements about the effectiveness of a lung disease drug.

  2. August 24, 2015

    Ex-InterMune CEO's Complaints Against Trial Counsel Nixed

    A California federal judge on Friday shot down claims by the former CEO of biotech company InterMune Inc. that he deserved to have his verdict set aside after being convicted of wire fraud in 2009 because his attorneys decided not to call any defense experts during trial, finding the argument was made too late and that the attorneys' decision was reasonable.

  3. April 19, 2011

    No New Trial For Former InterMune CEO

    The former CEO of InterMune Inc., convicted of fraudulently marketing the drug Actimmune to treat a deadly lung disease, was denied a new trial Monday after a California federal judge ruled that previously undisclosed documents didn't prejudice the case against him.

  4. April 14, 2011

    Ex-InterMune CEO Gets House Arrest For Drug Claims

    The former CEO of InterMune Inc., convicted of fraudulently marketing his company's drug Actimmune for a deadly lung disease, was sentenced in San Francisco on Wednesday to six months of home confinement and three years' probation.