Vascular Solutions Alleges Misconduct In Off-Label Case

Attorneys for a device company CEO facing criminal charges for off-label promotional speech are asking for the case be thrown out on grounds of prosecutorial misconduct.

Federal prosecutors manipulated witnesses and misinterpreted the law in bringing criminal charges against the CEO of Vascular Solutions Inc., attorneys for the device-maker say.

The case is drawing a growing amount of attention in the device community because many executives fear the indictment of Vascular Solutions CEO Howard Root for conspiracy and illegal promotion...

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