Government,
Criminal
Dec. 22, 2021
Doctor acquitted of shipping unapproved anti-addiction drug
Dr. Lance L. Gooberman faced a 12-count felony indictment accusing him of misbranding and illegally shipping Naltrexone — a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat opioid addiction but not in pellet form.
A New Jersey doctor was found innocent of illegally shipping an unapproved drug shown to successfully curb opioid addiction after his defense attorneys questioned why the Department of Justice would pursue such a case in the middle of an opioid epidemic.
After a five-day trial in federal court in Los Angeles, a 12-person jury fully acquitted Dr. Lance L. Gooberman, who faced a 12-count felony indictment accusing him of misbranding and ille...
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