Three years ago, a former Bristol-Myers Squibb senior vice president named Andrew Bodnar pleaded guilty to lying to federal authorities about a botched patent deal involving the Plavix blood thinner, an episode that contributed to an overhaul of its c-suite. As for Bodnar, a judge did something highly unusual that quickly became a wry joke – instead of throwing the book at him, he ordered Bodnar to write a book so others might learn from his alleged mistakes.
