Activity 3. Give your reaction on this incident. In 2009, four former employees of the company brought individual suit against Eli Lilly for marketing its anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa for uses not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. All four employees individually discovered discrepancies and unethical doings in the company and hired attorneys to bring charges against the company. The company was marketing its drug for unapproved use against dementia in the elderly, generalized sleep disorders and more. The company admitted to these illegal practices and settled a $1.4 billion lawsuit with the government. The whistleblowers in this case shared in 18 percent or $78 million dollars of the federal government’s part of the civil settlement.
Activity 3. Give your reaction on this incident.
In 2009, four former employees of the company brought individual
suit against Eli Lilly for marketing its anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa for uses
not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. All four employees
individually discovered discrepancies and unethical doings in the company
and hired attorneys to bring charges against the company. The company
was marketing its drug for unapproved use against dementia in the elderly,
generalized sleep disorders and more. The company admitted to these
illegal practices and settled a $1.4 billion lawsuit with the government. The
whistleblowers in this case shared in 18 percent or $78 million dollars of
the federal government’s part of the civil settlement.
Step by step
Solved in 2 steps
