21. Courtney pleaded guilty to 20 federal counts of tampering and adulterating or misbranding the chemotherapy drugs Taxol and Gemzar. 22. The charges filed so far, of product tampering, drug adulteration and misbranding , cover only a narrow window. 23. Courtney was indicted Aug . 23 on 20 counts of tampering, misbranding and adulterating medications meant for cancer patients. 24. He pleaded guilty in February to adulterating, misbranding and tampering with chemotherapy drugs, including drugs administered to Hayes. 25. The nine misbranding criminal counts stem from the company never reporting to the FDA that it was recommending unauthorized practices. 26. In addition, Congress amended it in order to provide for preemption of certain State laws dealing with product misbranding . 27. He was charged on Tuesday with a felony count of misbranding and adulterating a drug, and surrendered in Kansas City. 28. Larsen also wrote that he did not believe the drug misbranding and adulteration statute is appropriate for Courtney's case. 29. The government sued the manufacturer for misbranding and misrepresenting its product, winning the judgment of $ 20 against Clark Stanley. 30. Courtney pleaded guilty last month to misbranding , adulterating and tampering with chemotherapy drugs that he sent to a Kansas City oncologist.
