Execution blocked after judge rules for drug company [View all]
Source: Las Vegas Sun
By Chris Kudialis (contact)
Published Wednesday, July 11, 2018 | 11:22 a.m.
Updated 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
Nevada’s first state execution in 12 years was blocked today after a judge sided with a pharmaceutical company that objected to its drug being used in the lethal injection.
Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez ruled in favor of drugmaker Alvogen, which sought an injunction to stop the state from using its sedative in the execution of Scott Dozier, scheduled for tonight at Ely State Prison.
It would have been the state’s first execution since April 2006.
The company argued that Nevada officials purposely avoided informing Alvogen they purchased the drug for an execution, infringing on its right to decide whether to do business with the state.
Read more: https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/jul/11/nevada-execution-in-doubt-after-drug-company-sues/
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