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Litigation

Jul. 29, 2010

Drugmaker CEO's Conviction Stands

A federal judge on Tuesday upheld the conviction of W. Scott Harkonen, the former chief executive of Brisbane-based drug maker InterMune Inc., who was found guilty last year in an off-label drug prosecution.

By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge on Tuesday upheld the conviction of W. Scott Harkonen, the former chief executive of Brisbane-based drug maker InterMune Inc., who was found guilty last year in an off-label drug prosecution. San Francisco U.S. Senior District Judge Marilyn H. Patel denied Harkonen's post-trial motions seeking to overturn his wire fraud conviction, finding that there was sufficie...

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