The drug company, Apotex, threatened Olivieri, repeatedly and in writing, that if she published her findings and concerns they would take legal action against her. With great courage—and, shamefully, without the support of her university—Olivieri presented her findings at several scientific meetings and in academic journals. She believed she had a duty to disclose her concerns, regardless of the personal consequences. It should never have been necessary for her to need to make that decision.
