Comments on: Whistleblower Beats Feds And Wins $1.6M Award http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/12/whistleblower-beats-feds-and-wins-15m-award/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:32:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Dan http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/12/whistleblower-beats-feds-and-wins-15m-award/#comment-43237 Dan Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:22:11 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/12/whistleblower-beats-feds-and-wins-15m-award/#comment-43237 Whistleblowing, I imagine, is a very difficult process. Especially when one is performing such an act with little or any legal knowlege or knowledge of pharmaceutical regulations at least initially, as well as such a person not being very marketable aferwards with thier background for future employment endeavors after such trauma of filing a whistleblower case for possibly many reasons. So the completion of such a case clearly requires a large amount of effort and persistence, as such cases typically last years in court. This is possibly due to the pathologically intimate relationship betweeen our governent and such corporations which may facilitate such a delay. So I admire any whistleblower, regardless of the industry, for the courage to speak out to expose wrongdong that may harm others. Then, as a reward for this, they have been known to have aspects of thier lives destroyed and this is why I have such admiration for whistleblowers. If accusations presented against a corporation are determined to be valid, a settlement is usually reached, combined with a deferred prosecution agreement, which, I uncerstand means that the accused corporation is effectively exonerated from the accusations and consequently can deny any wrongdoing performed by thier corporation. Yet, this is not a deterrent from performing similiar criminal acts in the future. This process just allows for others to be quiet. Usually, business is conducted by such corporations afterwards with little change to thier procedures. This is why some companies fork out several settlements over a certain period, because they may consider such settlements as a cost of doing whatever business they wish to do. If I rob a bank and get arrested for this act, I go to jail immediately and am prosecuted rather immediately as well. It's impossible for me as an individual to acquire such an agreement corporations are entitled to in cases such as what was illustrated above. "Yeah officer, I know I was drunk while driving, but how about some cash and you can defer arresting me." That's not the case. I'm immediately penalized to inhibit me from committing such acts in the future. What a concept, huh? Whistleblowing, I imagine, is a very difficult process. Especially when one is performing such an act with little or any legal knowlege or knowledge of pharmaceutical regulations at least initially, as well as such a person not being very marketable aferwards with thier background for future employment endeavors after such trauma of filing a whistleblower case for possibly many reasons. So the completion of such a case clearly requires a large amount of effort and persistence, as such cases typically last years in court. This is possibly due to the pathologically intimate relationship betweeen our governent and such corporations which may facilitate such a delay. So I admire any whistleblower, regardless of the industry, for the courage to speak out to expose wrongdong that may harm others. Then, as a reward for this, they have been known to have aspects of thier lives destroyed and this is why I have such admiration for whistleblowers. If accusations presented against a corporation are determined to be valid, a settlement is usually reached, combined with a deferred prosecution agreement, which, I uncerstand means that the accused corporation is effectively exonerated from the accusations and consequently can deny any wrongdoing performed by thier corporation. Yet, this is not a deterrent from performing similiar criminal acts in the future. This process just allows for others to be quiet.
Usually, business is conducted by such corporations afterwards with little change to thier procedures. This is why some companies fork out several settlements over a certain period, because they may consider such settlements as a cost of doing whatever business they wish to do.

If I rob a bank and get arrested for this act, I go to jail immediately and am prosecuted rather immediately as well. It’s impossible for me as an individual to acquire such an agreement corporations are entitled to in cases such as what was illustrated above. “Yeah officer, I know I was drunk while driving, but how about some cash and you can defer arresting me.” That’s not the case. I’m immediately penalized to inhibit me from committing such acts in the future. What a concept, huh?

]]> By: Ricardo http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/12/whistleblower-beats-feds-and-wins-15m-award/#comment-43093 Ricardo Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:16:31 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/12/whistleblower-beats-feds-and-wins-15m-award/#comment-43093 WOW!!! Deal or No Deal! What a deal!! RB WOW!!!
Deal or No Deal!
What a deal!!
RB

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