Gilead faces revived lawsuit claiming it sidestepped FDA with HIV drug imports
Gilead Sciences thought it had prevailed in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging it circumvented FDA rules to use a China-made active ingredient in three top HIV meds, rather than a higher-priced version from South Korea that the agency had approved. But now the California-based drugmaker has to think again. An appeals court revived that lawsuit, remanding it back to District Court. In a new opinion (PDF), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit revived the False Claims Act lawsuit against Gilead brought on behalf of the government by ex-employees Jeff and Sherilyn Campie. The Campies al...
