Novartis ordered to face U.S. lawsuit over doctor kickbacks
September 30, 2014 at 13:24 PM EDT
NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - A federal judge said Novartis AG must face a U.S. government lawsuit accusing the Swiss drugmaker of paying multimillion-dollar kickbacks, including a $9,750 dinner for three at a Japanese restaurant, to induce doctors to prescribe its drugs.
