Editing Pfizer (section)

====Termination of Peter Rost====
[[Peter Rost (doctor)|Peter Rost]] was vice president in charge of the [[endocrinology]] division at [[Pharmacia]] before its acquisition by Pfizer. During that time he raised concerns internally about [[kickback (bribery)|kickbacks]] and off-label marketing of Genotropin, Pharmacia's [[human growth hormone]] drug. Pfizer reported the Pharmacia marketing practices to the FDA and Department of Justice; Rost was unaware of this and filed an FCA lawsuit against Pfizer. Pfizer kept him employed, but isolated him until the FCA suit was unsealed in 2005. The Justice Department declined to intervene, and Pfizer fired him, and he filed a wrongful termination suit against Pfizer. Pfizer won a summary dismissal of the case, with the court ruling that the evidence showed Pfizer had decided to fire Rost prior to learning of his whistleblower activities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ROST v. PFIZER, INC. |publisher=Casetext |url=https://casetext.com/case/rost-v-pfizer-2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/business/at-pfizer-the-isolation-increases-for-a-whistleblower.html |title=At Pfizer, the Isolation Increases for a Whistle-Blower |first=Alex |last=Berenson |authorlink=Alex Berenson |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 8, 2005 |url-access=limited}}</ref>