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$40 million judgment vacated by appeals court

May 5, 2015

A $40 million judgment against a Norcross dietary supplement maker has been vacated, giving the company another chance to win its case. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals said that a federal district court judge should have considered evidence submitted by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals and its CEO, Jared Wheat.

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Danny Robbins is a long-time investigative reporter who has worked for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Associated Press, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and other media outlets. He was part of the team at the AJC that was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in national reporting in 2017 for its investigation of sexually abusive doctors.

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