Courageous Plaintiff by Joan M Gallagher

Running with Scissors meets Bad Blood... a powerful story for anyone who values their health!” - Advance Praise for Courageous Plaintiff

“[Courageous Plaintiff] is a page turner that inspires me to take care of my own health in a health system programmed to do otherwise.” - Michael P Burkhand, author of Defeating The Toxic New Normal: Finding Our Path Back To Empathy and Understanding

Courageous Plaintiff is a must-read for anyone who's ever taken a drug! Veteran saleswoman Joan Gallagher gives an eye-opening, rare insider's view of working in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. She cleverly weaves her chaotic upbringing into the fabric of the story. Ultimately, she credits that upbringing with the fortitude she needed to do battle against corporate greed and chicanery.

In 2002, Joan joined the small drug company InterMune, and was soon asked to sell the drug Actimmune to treat IPF ~ a fatal respiratory disease. Since she knew the drug didn't work, and even killed people, Joan refused - a decision that got her fired. Joan then sought out justice, for both herself and for all the dying patients who were injected with false hope. From there, a twisted tale ran its course over two decades, as she navigated the legal system with two lawsuits of her own, and countless more by others. In a surprising turn of events, even President Donald Trump manages to get entangled in the saga.

Ultimately, this page-turner will make you think twice about how you approach your health, from the doctors you choose to the drugs you ingest!

Vignettes from the book