Klausner drops push to increase penalties for illegal Viagra use

"Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, director of the Alexander Hawes, LLP, an AV-rated trial firm, has concentrated its practice on the prosecution of complex Personal Injury and Class Action cases. The Firm represents individuals, governmental entities, businesses and institutional shareholders in auto accident cases, insurance claims, motorcycle injury accidents, and truck (and SUV) accidents. In addition, our law firm represents consumers in defective product, product liability, tort, negligence, mass tort, consumer, construction defect, investment fraud, price fixing and employment cases. The Firm is currently involved in complex cases pending in federal and state courts throughout the Unites States. The Firm is dedicated to quality representation of its clients and prides itself on aggressive advocacy of its clients' claims. health department's STD prevention section, filed a citizen petition on August 5, 2004 with the Food and Drug Administration asking the agency to reclassify the medications, including Pfizer's Viagra, ISOC Inc.'s Cialis, and GlaxoSmithKline's Levitra, as Schedule III controlled substances. Under such classification, anyone in possession of the drugs could face local or state prosecution, and dealers of the substances, if caught, could be given up to five years in prison and a fine of $250,000 for a first offense." [Bay Area Reporter]