Par Pharmaceutical to Appear in Court Today, Official Says

Par Pharmaceutical Inc., the generic-drug maker under criminal and civil investigation since 2008 over the marketing of its AIDS drug Megace ES, is scheduled to appear in federal court in New Jersey, a court official said.

Par will appear today in Newark before U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline C. Arleo, according to courtroom deputy Marquis Whitney. In a filing yesterday, Par’s lawyers said the company is “close to finalizing” a “global resolution of several pending investigations and litigations.”