US judge orders Biovail founder to turn over laptop
"A former Bank of America Corp stock analyst who is suing drug maker Biovail Corp for defamation can conduct a forensic search of company founder Eugene Melnyk's laptop computer for deleted e-mails, a judge has ruled.
The ruling permits Jerry Treppel, the plaintiff, to search for additional electronic evidence that could be relevant to his case. Treppel sued the Canadian company and Melnyk in 2003, claiming they launched a smear campaign against him after he urged investors to sell the stock.
The defendants deny the allegations.
The lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Manhattan is one of many legal headaches for Biovail, a specialty pharmaceutical company based outside Toronto."
