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After all, the case did involve trying to recoup from the federal government the value of lost medication to facilitate weight loss and to prevent baldness and erectile dysfunction

After all, the case did involve trying to recoup from the federal government the value of lost medication to facilitate weight loss and to prevent baldness and erectile dysfunction: The price of liberty can be steep, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today reminds AmeriSource Corporation.

The concluding paragraph of an opinion that a unanimous three-judge Federal Circuit panel issued today begins, "It is unfair that any one citizen or small group of citizens should have to bear alone the burden of the administration of a justice system that benefits us all. But the war memorials only a short distance from the Federal Circuit courthouse remind us that individuals have from time to time paid a dearer price for liberties we all enjoy."

Accordingly, the Federal Circuit has today affirmed the rejection of AmeriSource's request to recover $150,826.26 from the federal government, representing the lost value of Viagra, Propecia, and Xenacil that the federal government seized in a criminal investigation.

Full post as published by How Appealing on May 01, 2008 (boomark / email).