J&J marketing probe ends
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
New York Attorney General closes investigation of J&J/Ethicon's marketing practices, according to firm's May 10 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. In 2003, the New York and Connecticut state attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission issued subpoenas relating to the bundling of sutures and endoscopic instruments in contracts provided to group purchasing organizations and hospitals (1"The Gray Sheet" Nov. 17, 2003, p. 11). The firm's DePuy division remains under investigation by the Justice Department regarding physician contracts and other consulting agreements...