Adam Rabinowitz, a partner with the Fort Lauderdale office of Broad and Cassel, recently won a favorable verdict for his client, Dr. Vincent Jarvis, a former Miami doctor accused of administering non-FDA approved HIV drugs to his patients.
In an action before 11th Judicial Circuit Miami-Dade County, with Judge Pedro Escharte, Jr. presiding, Dr. Jarvis was awarded a total of $860,750 for lost earnings and damages to his former South Beach HIV/AIDS practice.
Dr. Jarviss troubles began nearly 10 years ago when he agreed to serve as the principal investigator for a clinical trial of a drug known as Korean Green Cross IVIG. In the late 1990s, IVIG was used to stimulate the immune system of individuals suffering from HIV, but it was in short supply at the time. Unknown to Dr. Jarvis, however, Palm Beach Pharmacy began shipping the Korean Green Cross version of IVIG without the proper labeling and before the clinical trial procedures were properly established.
Following an FDA raid of Palm Beach Pharmacy, patient law suits and bad publicity, Dr. Jarvis was forced to close his successful medical practice and enter what became a decade of litigation against the now-defunct Palm Beach Pharmacy.
After closing his practice in South Beach, Dr. Jarvis prevailed against the pharmacy and was able to resume his current career as a professor and consultant in New York City.
“We are pleased that Dr. Jarvis is able to recover some of the losses he experienced because of the Pharmacys distribution of the non-approved drug,” said Rabinowitz. “For the community, however, it was a true loss because Dr. Jarvis was one of the early champions in the fight against HIV/AIDS and he was forced to leave this community because of the Defendants improper conduct. Nevertheless, Dr. Jarvis is now relieved to have his name finally cleared.”
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