UK: Peter Wilmshurst libel case intensifies

04 Nov 2010

US company NMT Medical has threatened to step up its libel action against Dr Peter Wilmshurst, over comments he made last year on BBC Radio 4′s Today programme. The cardiologist is already being sued by the company for criticising its clinical trials of a device to treat migraines, at a medical conference in the USA in 2007. NMT has alleged that Wilmshurst’s most recent remarks suggested the company “sought to conceal his review”, and intends to take legal action on the grounds of defamation. It is not yet clear whether this will be a separate case or an addition to the existing libel suit.

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  1. Mike Carr

    November 21, 2010 at 18:44

    Please see Observer 21-11-10 p41 ‘Now the libel law sharks are going for the little guy’. If you know where the support group for Peter Wilmshurst is, please post it. We need to support Peter, along with Dr Dalia Nield, against these unscrupulous pharma companies.

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