Activity 3. Give your reaction on this incident. In 2009, four former employees of the company brought individual suit against Eli Lilly for marketing its anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa for uses not...

Activity 3. Give your reaction on this incident.

In 2009, four former employees of the company brought individual

suit against Eli Lilly for marketing its anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa for uses

not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. All four employees

individually discovered discrepancies and unethical doings in the company

and hired attorneys to bring charges against the company. The company

was marketing its drug for unapproved use against dementia in the elderly,

generalized sleep disorders and more. The company admitted to these

illegal practices and settled a $1.4 billion lawsuit with the government. The

whistleblowers in this case shared in 18 percent or $78 million dollars of

the federal government’s part of the civil settlement.