{"id":3733,"date":"2014-06-10T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=3733"},"modified":"2014-06-09T06:51:59","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T11:51:59","slug":"risperdal-whistleblowers-will-receive-168-million-related-johnson-johnson-department-justice-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/risperdal-whistleblowers-will-receive-168-million-related-johnson-johnson-department-justice-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Risperdal Whistleblowers Will Receive $168 Million Related to the Johnson &amp; Johnson Department of Justice Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Justice Department reached a settlement with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jnj.com\/\">Johnson &amp; Johnson<\/a>, which is the maker of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drugs.com\/risperdal.html\">Risperdal<\/a>. The settlement of $2.2 billion and a misdemeanor plea comes after a long investigation into the marketing of the pharmaceutical product, Risperdal. It is an anti-psychotic drug known to deliver harmful side effects, especially to young boys and young men most often prescribed the medicine.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, the Department of Justice engaged several whistleblowers around the country to help the investigation and act as Johnson &amp; Johnson informants. In fact, collectively, the whistleblowers will receive upwards of $167 million for their efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The whistleblowers took great risk in assisting the Department of Justice in this investigation. Some of the whistleblowers went undercover, wore a wire, helped in prepping the department lawyers for depositions and otherwise risked their livelihood and their careers.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/risperdal-whistleblowers-will-receive-168-million-related-johnson-johnson-department-justice-settlement\/#more-3733\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Justice Department reached a settlement with Johnson &amp; Johnson, which is the maker of Risperdal. The settlement of $2.2 billion and a misdemeanor plea comes after a long investigation into the marketing of the pharmaceutical product, Risperdal. 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