The lawsuit, brought by generics maker Spring Pharmaceuticals, claims Mr. Shkreli and his company unlawfully shielded a kidney drug, Thiola, from competition by refusing to put out samples that companies must use to demonstrate the effectiveness of their generics.
The ruling comes just over a week after Mr. Shkreli was placed in solitary confinement after a report surfaced that he was using a contraband cellphone to run his Phoenixus AG, pharmaceutical company from prison.
Mr. Shkreli gained notoriety for inflating the price of a lifesaving anti-infection drug more than fiftyfold. The move, paired with his lack of remorse, earned Mr. Shkreli the nickname “pharma bro.”
He is serving a seven-year prison sentence for defrauding investors.
The lawsuit also names two other companies, Mission Pharmacal and Alamo Pharmacy Services, as defendants.
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