Siegel v. Novo Nordisk Inc

  1. November 03, 2025

    Harvard Prof Says Novo's Influence Didn't Boost Prescriptions

    A Harvard Medical School professor defended Novo Nordisk on Monday against allegations that it defrauded Washington state's Medicaid system by inducing doctors to overprescribe its hemophilia medication NovoSeven, testifying that his analysis showed the drugmaker's relationships with influential doctors didn't appear to increase prescriptions.

  2. October 28, 2025

    Off-Label Prescribing Was Common, Novo Nordisk Tells Jury

    A whistleblower suing drugmaker Novo Nordisk for allegedly defrauding Washington state's Medicaid system acknowledged from the witness stand Tuesday that she previously prescribed hemophilia drugs for off-label use in her own practice — despite concerns she raised in her lawsuit about other doctors' off-label prescription of Novo Nordisk's drug NovoSeven.

  3. October 27, 2025

    Whistleblower 'Horrified' By Novo Nordisk Drug Sales Tactics

    The whistleblower behind a federal lawsuit accusing Novo Nordisk of paying kickbacks to doctors and patients as part of a scheme to drive sales of its hemophilia drug NovoSeven took the witness stand Monday, telling jurors she was "horrified" at how the drugmaker's marketing team targeted doctors.

  4. October 22, 2025

    Novo Nordisk Paid Patient Benefits, Not Bribes, Jury Hears

    Novo Nordisk Inc. paid benefits to patients with a rare form of hemophilia and not bribes as a group of plaintiffs in an alleged kickback scheme have claimed, a Washington jury was told Wednesday during emotional testimony on the third day of a multiweek trial.

  5. October 21, 2025

    Novo Nordisk Says Officials Not Qualified To Doubt Drug Bills

    Attorneys for Novo Nordisk Inc. on Tuesday sought to undercut witness testimony that Medicaid claims in Washington state for the company's hemophilia drug NovoSeven were shockingly high, leading one state auditor to suspect fraud.

  6. October 20, 2025

    Novo Nordisk Trial Kicks Off Over Kickback Allegations

    Lawyers in a federal whistleblower lawsuit against drugmaker Novo Nordisk Inc. on Monday offered to take jurors "behind the curtain" of what they claimed was an illegal scheme by the pharmaceutical company to bribe doctors and patients in order to boost sales of a pricey hemophilia drug, NovoSeven.