The editorial below discusses the $1 billion dollar verdict against drug companies Teva and Baxter. Said one lawyer requesting anonymity, “The defense counsel will get absolutely railroaded by Judge Walsh, and when I say railroaded, I mean prison raped.” Those of us out here in the cheap seats were under the impression hepatitis was spread… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Jury Verdicts
Subscribe to Jury Verdicts RSS Feed$257 Million Dollar Verdict In Risperdal Lawsuit
Posted in Jury Verdicts, Misc. DrugsThis is not a good year for Johnson & Johnson. Johnson & Johnson lost a $257.7 million jury verdict in Louisiana for making misleading claims about the safety of the company’s Risperdal antipsychotic drug. * * * * The jury found 35,542 violations of the state’s Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Law and imposed a penalty… Continue Reading
$75 million dollars in punitive damages in Prempro trial
Posted in Jury Verdicts, Misc. DrugsI’ve had occasion to read some of the documents relating to Prempro, and $75 million dollars seems fair. Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) — Pfizer Inc. must pay about $75 million in punitive damages to an Illinois woman who developed cancer after taking one of the drugmaker’s menopause treatments, people familiar with a sealed verdict in the… Continue Reading
Another Prempro Verdict, But It’s Sealed For Now
Posted in Jury Verdicts, Misc. DrugsI’m not a fan of sealing verdicts, but I understand why the judge did so: Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) — A Pfizer Inc. unit must pay an undisclosed amount of punitive damages to an Illinois woman who developed breast cancer after taking one of the drugmaker’s menopause treatments, a Philadelphia jury said yesterday. Jurors deliberated 25… Continue Reading