"We are all Jim" Eli Lilly secrets on Zyprexa exposed

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MindFreedom News - 25 December 2006
http://www.mindfreedom.org - please forward

    "We are all Jim!" - Eli Lilly secrets on Zyprexa exposed

    How *you* may be able to keep a spotlight on Zyprexa

    Grassroots campaign keeps exposed documents exposed

A grassroots Internet campaign today is outflanking well-heeled  
attorneys from the huge drug company Eli Lilly who are still trying  
to suppress internal documents about their psychiatric drug Zyprexa.

And you may participate, including by downloading the secret  
documents yourself, if you so choose:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/know/psych-drug-corp/eli-lilly-secrets/

The anonymous individuals distributing this unusual "Christmas gift"  
of hundreds of Zyprexa documents are apparently counting on the fact  
that many courts are closed today.

Background:

The NY Times ran three pieces this past week based on revelations  
from courageous attorney Jim Gottstein who exposed court materials  
showing that Eli Lilly covered up hazards about Zyprexa, and marketed  
to unapproved populations.

Even though the Eli Lilly materials are now exposed, Eli Lilly  
attorneys have still been attempting to suppress these in-house  
documents and keep them from being disseminated, including filing in  
court against Jim Gottstein and his law firm.

"The genie is out of the bottle. But Eli Lilly is still paying their  
hard-hitting attorneys to try to cover-up evidence of their fraud,"  
said David Oaks, director of MindFreedom International. "This is  
reminiscent of the way the Nixon administration tried to keep the  
Pentagon Papers secret even after the materials were in the hands of  
the NY Times."

Enter the Internet. Unknown individuals have placed a digital folder  
of several hundred megs of Eli Lilly documents into areas of the  
Internet where anyone may download the materials. Apparently, these  
individuals don't expect any court orders over Christmas.

In the public interest, MindFreedom is forwarding the anonymous  
alert. To view the forwarded alert go to:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/know/psych-drug-corp/eli-lilly-secrets/

or http://tinyurl.com/yx6k9x

or see this wiki edited by anonymous individuals:

http://zyprexa.pbwiki.com

Disclaimers: MFI did not originate these alert, MFI is not advising  
or encouraging any illegal activity, MFI does not vouch for  
authenticity or accuracy of alerts, that's all the information we  
have, MFI is not providing advice about the legality of downloading  
the materials.

As background, you may read the text of the three recent pieces in  
the NY Times about Zyprexa here:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/aff-spon/act/usa/psychrights/nytimes- 
gottstein-vs-eli-lilly

or http://tinyurl.com/ycsgcv

"Even though Jim legally revealed Zyprexa materials to the NY Times  
to alert the public," said Oaks, "Eli Lilly lawyers are still going  
after him to try to put their horses back in the barn. Today everyone  
on the Internet 'can be Jim' if they choose to download secret Eli  
Lilly documents themselves. By the way, Jim Gottstein or his group  
PsychRights have nothing to do with these alerts. He's on vacation."

Please forward.

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Forwarded by MindFreedom International
http://www.mindfreedom.org

MindFreedom is a nonprofit human rights group that unites 100 sponsor  
and affiliate groups with individual members, and is accredited by  
the United Nations as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with  
Consultative Roster Status.

MindFreedom is one of the very few totally independent groups in the  
mental health field with no funding from governments, drug companies,  
religions, corporations, or the mental health system. While most of  
MindFreedom's members are psychiatric survivors, *all* who support  
human rights are invited to join and become active leaders.

For more info:

http://www.mindfreedom.org

MindFreedom International Office: 454 Willamette, Suite 216 - POB  
11284; Eugene, OR 97440-3484 USA

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"Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted." -  
Martin Luther King, Jr.

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