Chapter Three: The Scorpion

To get ahead in the generic drug industry you need to be focused, hard-nosed and fearless. Especially because half the battle is taking on one of the richest, most powerful industries in the world — Big Pharma. Barry Sherman was the perfect generic drug lord — more litigator than innovator — but did his ability to win in court, and slough off the losses, end up getting him killed?

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Katherine Eban’s Bottle of Lies

Jeffery Robinson’s Prescription Games

Nancy Olivieri’s How John le Carré Changed my Life

John le Carré The Constant Gardener

Nancy and Barry on 60 Minutes

Shashank Upadhye’s website