UNITED STATES v. VEPURI

No. 22-1562.

74 F.4th 141 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant v. Murty VEPURI, Ashvin Panchal, KVK-Tech, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

(Opinion filed: July 20, 2023).


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Tenny [ARGUED], Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 7215, Washington, D.C. 20530, Patrick J. Murray , Office of United States Attorney, 615 Chestnut Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Counsel for Appellant.

Justin C. Danilewitz , Saul Ewing, 1500 Market Street, Centre Square West, 38th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Brien T. O'Connor , 800 Boylston Street, Prudential Tower, Boston, MA 02199, Beth P. Weinman , Ropes & Gray, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006, Counsel for Appellee Murty Vepuri.

Patrick J. Egan , Saverio S. Romeo , Fox Rothschild, 2000 Market Street, 20th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Counsel for Appellee Ashvin Panchal.

Jack W. Pirozzolo [ARGUED], Sidley Austin, 60 State Street, 36th Floor, Boston, MA 02109, Jeffrey M. Senger , Sidley Austin, 1501 K Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20005, Lisa A. Mathewson , 123 South Broad Street, Suite 1320, Philadelphia, PA 19109, Counsel for Appellee KVK-Tech, Inc.

Before: CHAGARES, Chief Judge, SCIRICA and RENDELL, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

Murty Vepuri is the de facto director of KVK-Tech, Inc. ("KVK-Tech"), a generic drug manufacturer. He employed Ashvin Panchal as the director of quality assurance at the company. KVK-Tech manufactured and sold Hydroxyzine, a prescription generic drug used to treat anxiety and tension. The Government...

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