Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall shut down the Cullman IV clinic after allegations it gave patients unsafe, research-only weight loss drugs.
CULLMAN, Ala. — The attorneys representing a Cullman infusion clinic and its owners are responding to the announcement of a settlement with the state.
Aurora IV and Wellness is accused of injecting patients with research-grade weight loss medications without their knowledge or consent. Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the settlement on Monday, which requires the business to close immediately and bars the owners from working in the health care industry in Alabama.
On Tuesday, one of Aurora’s attorneys, Stuart Maples, issued the following statement in response to the settlement:
“From day one, our clients acted in good faith, prioritizing patient safety and proper disclosure. They cooperated with investigators, and asked to be informed of any improper practice so they could correct it immediately. As is often the case for small businesses, the cost of litigating to a final verdict would have far exceeded the cost of resolving the case, so the rational business decision was to put the dispute behind us.
We continue to reject the inflammatory narrative that our clients provided dangerous medications to any patient. Supplier-provided purity tests indicated these products were over 99% pure, and the State did not furnish any purity or contamination test results indicating otherwise. We have seen no evidence that any patients were harmed by any of Aurora’s services. To the contrary, this controversy centered on website phrasing and the content of consent forms-issues our clients were prepared to correct promptly had they been given a pre-suit opportunity to do so.
This settlement allows everyone to move forward, without any admission of wrongdoing. Aurora and Amanda remain proud of the care they provided to patients and the health goals they helped those patients achieve.”
