Pfizer Drops Suit Against Worker Accused of Vaccine Data Theft

Pfizer Inc. dropped a lawsuit that accused a worker of misappropriating documents related to the company’s Covid-19 vaccine.

• The drug company and the employee, Chun Xiao (Sherry) Li, filed a joint request in San Diego federal court Wednesday asking a judge to dismiss the complaint.
• Pfizer claimed in a Nov. 23 lawsuit that Li uploaded more than 12,000 files to a Google Drive account, including “scores” of documents with confidential information and covering analyses of vaccine studies, operational goals, and development plans for new drugs.
• In December, Pfizer said Li showed a willingness to cooperate and resolve the matter out ...