admin October 16th, 2007
October 16, 2007
The Reno Gazette-Journal reported that jurors have awarded $99 million in punitive damages in the Nevada drug injury case against pharmaceutical giant Wyeth. The three drug injury victims claimed that the hormone replacement drugs created by Wyeth caused them to develop breast cancer.
A Wyeth lawyer said the decision would be appealed, saying the decision is inconsistent with other drug injury cases involving hormone therapy. The Nevada drug injuries were the result of Premarin and Prempro, hormone therapies aimed at easing the symptoms of menopause.
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admin October 12th, 2007
October 12, 2007
The Reno Gazette-Journal reported that pharmaceutical giant Wyeth was ordered to pay over $43 million each to three Nevada women whose lawsuit claimed the drugs caused them to develop breast cancer. The company was found guilty of negligence in producing, marketing, and selling the drug and is involved in more than 5,000 drug injury lawsuits involving close to 7,900 women across the country.
Of the 18 suits set for trial and resolved to date, 15 were in Wyeth’s favor according to the company’s information. Two were settled and one was in the plaintiff’s favor. The lawyers of the three Nevada drug injury victims said last month that there have been at least three jury verdicts against Wyeth resulting in damages over $1 million.
The jury will deliberate Friday on whether or not Wyeth will also be required to pay punitive damages.
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admin October 9th, 2007
October 9, 2007
The Reno Gazette-Journal reports that jurors began deliberating Tuesday morning about whether or not Wyeth, the pharmaceutical giant responsible for making Premarin and Prempro—hormone replacement drugs, is also responsible for the breast cancer three women developed after taking these drugs.
The jury must also decide whether or not Wyeth failed to adequately test these drugs before putting them in the hands of doctors and patients, causing Nevada drug injuries. On one side, lawyers say the company failed to properly warn women of the risk involved in taking these drugs, and on the other, Wyeth lawyers argue that the breast cancer in each woman is different and can’t be conclusively linked to the hormone replacement drugs.
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admin September 19th, 2007
In a lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Wyeth for manufacturing drugs, a doctor of a woman suing is standing up against the company, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal. The drugs increased the risks for breast cancer when they were meant to ease the symptoms of menopause. Three women in the drug injury lawsuit are claiming that the drugs produced by Wyeth caused their breast cancers. They claim Wyeth is liable for their Nevada drug injuries because the company failed to test the drugs properly and offer adequate warnings about the risks.
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