STAT+: Lawsuit against top FDA drug regulator is packed with incendiary texts, emails
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On the day the top drug regulator at the Food and Drug Administration resigned amid an investigation into his conduct, he also faced an explosive lawsuit that includes a series of incendiary texts and emails he is said to have sent to a former business associate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
George Tidmarsh, who led the FDA\u2019s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, stepped down Sunday after being placed on leave in recent days, STAT reported Sunday<\/a>. At the same time, however, a lawsuit was filed against him in federal court by the Canadian drugmaker Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, alleging he defamed the company and had used his perch to advance a \u201clongstanding personal vendetta\u201d against Kevin Tang, once a Tidmarsh business partner and currently chairman of Aurinia.<\/p>\n Tidmarsh, who only took over the position this summer<\/a>, has denied wrongdoing.<\/p>\n Continue to STAT+ to read the full story\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n