High Court’s Ruan Ruling Doesn’t Help Convicted Drug Exec Doud, Judge Says

Mealey's (February 28, 2023, 11:34 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — A 2022 U.S. Supreme Court opinion vacating the conviction of a doctor for violating federal laws by prescribing opioids does not acquit the CEO of a drug distributor convicted of violating drug laws because mens rea “has never been in dispute in this case,” a New York federal judge ruled in denying the executive’s post-verdict motions....