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Government Actions
Arizona Attorney General v Insys Therapeutics Inc and John Kapoor
The following describes a government action that has been resolved by either a settlement or a decision by a court or administrative agency. If the matter is being appealed, it will be noted below.
On October 7, 2022, the Arizona Attorney General entered into a Consent Judgment with the Insys Therapeutics Inc and John Kapoor. The Consent Judgment settles allegations that the business engaged in a sophisticated, multifaceted and purposeful scheme to expand the off-label prescription of the opioid medication, without regard to the law or consumer safety. Under terms of the Consent Judgement, the defendant was ordered to permanently enjoin and prohibit from: engaging in any conduct in violation of the law currently or as it may be amended in the future, engaging in or receiving any remuneration of any kind from the sale, advertisement, marketing, or promotion of prescription drugs or medical devices in Arizona, and serving as an officer, director, trustee, contractor, consultant, or employee of any business entity engaged in whole or part in the sale, advertisement, marketing, or promotion of prescription drugs or medical devices in Arizona. Furthermore, the defendant was ordered to pay a civil penalty of $1,975,697.41.
This action is final
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Government Actions
The following describes a pending government action that has been formally brought by a government agency but has not yet been resolved. We are providing a summary of the governments allegations, which have not yet been proven.
On February 1, 2018 New York Attorney General filed a Complaint against Insys Therapeutics Inc. Charges filed allege the business is in violation of State Law prohibiting engaging in a pattern of deceptive and illegal conduct by downplaying the drug's risk of addiction, bribing doctors to prescribe the drug, and lying to healthcare providers to skirt their authorization process.
The matter is pending. For more details, click here.
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