In Brief: Ortho Pharmaceuticals
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Ortho Pharmaceuticals: Former dermatological division President Lester Riley pleads not guilty at a Jan. 27 arraignment in Newark federal court to charges of obstruction of justice and directing Ortho employees to destroy documents relating to the promotion of Retin-A for the unapproved use as an anti-wrinkling agent. A jury trial has been set for March 28. Riley was indicted on Jan. 6 shortly before Ortho pleaded guilty to destroying documents in a government investigation on Jan. 11 ("The Rose Sheet" Jan. 16, p. 1). The J&J subsidiary has agreed to pay a $7.5 mil. fine and will be sentenced on March 6...