Court Orders Asset Freeze For Test Strip Counterfeiters

A New York district court ordered the asset freeze after finding that the owners of H&H Wholesale Services had concealed or gambled away money owed to Abbott. The company was ordered to pay Abbott $33m in 2023 for distributing test strips authorized for sale only outside the US.

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A New York federal court has ordered a temporary freeze on assets belonging to the owners of a Michigan device distributor found liable for selling counterfeit Abbott blood glucose test strips, marking the latest turn in an ongoing nine-year saga.

Abbott initially filed suit against H&H Wholesale Services Inc. in October 2015. The company was one of hundreds that Abbott...

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