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Judge orders drug manufacturer to pay $10M

08-Jul-2008
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Tuesday July 8, 5:30 pm ET By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Writer Judge orders drug manufacturer to pay $10 million for falsifying expiration dates at SC plant COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a drug manufacturer that operated a plant in South Carolina to pay $10 million in connection with fraud. U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Anderson Jr. fined Leiner Health Products LLC $1 million and ordered the company to forfeit an additional $9 million in profits for falsifying information on expiration dates for its medications, U.S. Attorney Walt Wilkins said. The now-bankrupt Leiner, based in Carson, Calif., is one of a few major companies that produce off-brand over-the-counter medications like pain relievers, antacids and decongestants for retail giants such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp. Wilkins... [read full story]                    

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