PhRMA Offers “No Reasonable Expert” Standard For Addressing Fraud Charges
Executive Summary
PhRMA is backing former InterMune CEO W. Scott Harkonen in his appeal of a fraud conviction for making false statements about Actimmune in a press release. The association argues that he expressed a scientific view that is protected from prosecution under the First Amendment.
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