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Further thoughts on the defendants in the FDA’s stem cell injunction actions

Further thoughts on the defendants in the FDA’s stem cell injunction actions

My post about considerations facing the defendants in the FDA’s injunction cases, http://rickjaffeesq.com/2018/05/17/hard-choices-stem-cell- defendants-fdas-injunction-cases/ was discussed yesterday in the stem cell field’s big dog, the Niche, by Paul Knoepfler. https://ipscell.com/2018/05/when-the-fat-stem-cells-hit-the-fire-will-clinics-sued-by-fda-opt-to-stop-soon/. After reading it, a follow-up is in order. A correction and follow up: In my post, I said that both US Stem Cell and California Stem Cell Treatment Center had received warning letters. Knoepfler correctly pointed out that the California company had not received a warning letter from the FDA,…

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Hard choices for the stem cell defendants in the FDA’s injunction cases

Hard choices for the stem cell defendants in the FDA’s injunction cases

As recently reported, the FDA filed permanent injunction actions against the two highest profile stem cell clinic/operators, US Stem Cells Clinic and Cell Surgical Network/California Stem Cell Treatment. See my post at http://wp.me/p7pwQD-dz As an FDA attorney who has worked on civil and criminal stem cell investigations and cases, I can tell you that these defendants are facing a major decision: whether to stop treating patients during the pendency of the permanent injunction action. Here’s what I believe to be…

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The FDA’s injunction complaints against US Stem Cell Clinic and California Stem Cell Treatment Center

The FDA’s injunction complaints against US Stem Cell Clinic and California Stem Cell Treatment Center

Yesterday, May, 9th the FDA filed complaints seeking permanent injunctions in Florida and California federal courts against the two highest visibility U.S. stem cell operations. For the interested, here are the complaints. comella bermancomplaint What’s in the complaints? It’s pretty much as I said in yesterday’s post. The two complaints are substantially identical and no doubt prepared in Washington, primarily by the FDA with input from Main Justice (or vice versa). Both entities were inspected by the FDA, after which…

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