Fines, But No Prison Time For Ex-Acclarent Execs

The sentences are the latest chapter in a long-running off-label marketing case.

A bag of money is balanced on a scale against a wooden gavel.

Two device company executives convicted of charges related to off-label promotion won’t see prison time, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled last week.

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