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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – More than a twelvemonth and a fractional aft an amerciable laboratory was discovered successful Reedley, the relation is suing the metropolis of Reedley.
The City of Reedley was handed a suit against them and the FDA by David He, besides known arsenic Jia Bei Zhu. However, the Reedley metropolis manager said they are assured the metropolis volition beryllium capable to support itself successfully.
“The suit was not unexpected for america due to the fact that astir six months ago, helium had filed a assertion against the metropolis that the assembly denied him nationalist session, and that assertion was for $50 million," Reedley City Manager Nicole Zieba said.
David He has sued the metropolis of Reedley and the FDA.
“The suit claims we violated his law rights, seized his property, and destroyed his assets including his invaluable mice, his diseases and his viruses, his concern equipment, his concern records," Zieba said.
He was indicted successful November 2023 for moving an amerciable lab. He was charged with distributing adulterated and misbranded aesculapian devices, similar gestation and covid tests, – and for making mendacious statements to the FDA. Zieba says immoderate of He’s claims are not true.
“By the way, the concern records are not destroyed. We person them nether fastener and cardinal until the authorities makes a determination connected this case. So we were not amazed by it, we were not shocked by it and we mean to vigorously support the city," Zieba said.
Zieba says the metropolis is taking a methodical attack to this lawsuit.
“We wanted to marque definite we had each our ducks successful a row, we did things legally. Everything we did, including inspections including destruction, we did with tribunal warrants, tribunal orders," Zieba said.
As for the amerciable laboratory successful Reedley, that operation is inactive lasting and vacant. However, determination are inactive COVID-19 tests and different hazardous materials wrong that are waiting to beryllium destroyed.
“Right present we’re inactive waiting for the authorities to travel successful and destruct the embargoed trial kits, the gestation trial kits, and the COVID trial kits. So close now, 850 I Street is inactive sealed up,” Zieba said.
Zieba besides says that each of the city’s requests for warrants and court-ordered demolition are publically filed with the Fresno Superior Court.
