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美國最高法院駁回「藥品兄弟」馬丁·施克雷利的罰款上訴

(路透社)——美國最高法院週一拒絕受理前製藥公司CEO馬丁·施克雷利挑戰一項6400萬美元罰款的上訴。這筆罰款是由一名法官在施克雷利將一種救命藥的價格提高超過4000%後所判定的。

法官們駁回了施克雷利對下級法院維持這項罰款決定的上訴,該罰款相當於他和他的一家前公司在2015年提高藥品Daraprim價格所獲得的利潤。施克雷利當時在媒體上被稱為「藥品兄弟」。這項罰款是由曼哈頓的美國地區法官丹尼斯·科特在2022年判定的。

施克雷利的上訴並未挑戰科特對他實施的終身禁止進入製藥行業的禁令。

法官科特在判決中指出,施克雷利在壟斷Daraprim並阻止仿製藥競爭對手進入市場時使用了「特別無情和強制性」的手段。這些制裁是在美國聯邦貿易委員會以及紐約、加利福尼亞、伊利諾伊、北卡羅來納、俄亥俄、賓夕法尼亞和弗吉尼亞州提起的民事反壟斷案件中實施的。

施克雷利要求最高法院審查2024年1月由曼哈頓第二巡迴上訴法院作出的決定,該決定維持了6400萬美元的罰款以及行業禁令。

現年41歲的施克雷利在擔任Turing Pharmaceuticals首席執行官期間,一夜之間將Daraprim的價格從每片17.50美元提高到750美元而聲名狼藉。

Daraprim用於治療一種名為弓形蟲病的寄生蟲感染,包括艾滋病患者。

施克雷利後來在2017年因欺詐兩個對沖基金的投資者和策劃欺詐另一家製藥公司的投資者而服刑超過四年。

他在向最高法院提出的上訴中辯稱,他不應該支付全部6400萬美元。

施克雷利表示,讓他放棄他從未親自收到或控制的利潤是不公平的,另外兩個聯邦上訴法院已限制了被告在個人收益中的責任。

各州反駁說,向最高法院上訴是一個「不合適的渠道」,因為下級法院從未處理過這個問題。

自2022年5月出獄以來,施克雷利一直擔任軟件開發人員和律師事務所的顧問。

他還被數碼藝術集體PleasrDAO起訴,指控他非法流播了嘻哈組合Wu-Tang Clan的一張獨特專輯。PleasrDAO在美國政府在施克雷利的刑事案件中沒收這張專輯後購買了它。

編輯評論:

馬丁·施克雷利這個名字在醫藥界已經成為一個負面標誌,他的行為不僅引起了社會的廣泛譴責,也引發了對藥品定價機制的深刻反思。最高法院的裁決再次強調了法律對於不道德商業行為的零容忍態度。施克雷利試圖挑戰罰款的理由顯得非常薄弱,因為無論他是否直接控制這些利潤,他的行為確實給市場和患者帶來了極大的負面影響。這個案例同時也提醒我們,市場監管機構需要進一步加強對藥品價格和壟斷行為的監控,確保患者的利益不會被商業利益所犧牲。施克雷利的故事告訴我們,商業道德不僅僅是一個概念,而是實實在在影響人們生活質量的重要因素。

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