Harper's Conservatives give out his mental health report, while in The U.S. Glaxo whistleblower is awarded $96,000,000
Oct. 27) -- Whistle-blower Cheryl Eckard has won $96 million as part of a $750 million penalty against GlaxoSmithKline over faulty drug manufacturing in a case she says was driven by worries about consumer safety.
"This is not something I ever wanted to do, but because of patient safety issues, it was necessary," she told reporters in Boston after the British drug giant's settlement was announced Tuesday,
Eckard, 51, was the company's quality control manager. She discovered violations at the company's plant in Puerto Rico in 2002 and reported them to her bosses, her lawyers said. She was fired in 2003 after repeatedly reporting problems to the company, and she later filed a lawsuit.
http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/ex-worker-cheryl-eckard-wins-96-million-for-blowing-whistle-on-glaxosmithkline/19691456
Oct. 27) -- Whistle-blower Cheryl Eckard has won $96 million as part of a $750 million penalty against GlaxoSmithKline over faulty drug manufacturing in a case she says was driven by worries about consumer safety.
"This is not something I ever wanted to do, but because of patient safety issues, it was necessary," she told reporters in Boston after the British drug giant's settlement was announced Tuesday,
Eckard, 51, was the company's quality control manager. She discovered violations at the company's plant in Puerto Rico in 2002 and reported them to her bosses, her lawyers said. She was fired in 2003 after repeatedly reporting problems to the company, and she later filed a lawsuit.
http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/ex-worker-cheryl-eckard-wins-96-million-for-blowing-whistle-on-glaxosmithkline/19691456
