LAW 110 Chapter Upjohn-v-US: Upjohn-v-US
Document Summary
Plaintiff refuses to surrender information, u. s. files claim to force them to do so. Petitioner, an international pharmaceutical company discovered through an independent audit that one of its foreign subsidiaries might have made payments to foreign government officials in order to secure government business. Gerard thomas, petitioner"s general counsel, was notified and he consulted with outside counsel as well as petitioner"s chairman, all of whom decided an internal investigation as to questionable payments was necessary. As a result, questionnaires were sent to all foreign and area managers inquiring as to information regarding any such payments. This procedure of collecting information had been deemed highly confidential. petitioner voluntarily sent a preliminary report to the securities and exchange commission (sec) and the irs. The irs began an investigation and was given lists by petitioner of all those who were interviewed and all whom had responded to the questionnaire.
