ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - A state court jury has determined Roche Holding AG, manufacturer of the popular acne medication Accutane, must pay $18 million in damages to two former users who developed inflammatory bowel disease because of the drug.
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New Jersey Jury Awards $18 Million To Accutane Users
Posted by David Siegel on Jul 2, 2012 8:36:29 AM
Topics: accutane, Pharmaceutical
Late last Friday, after nearly four weeks of trial proceedings, an Orlando jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants in a civil trial alleging the antidepressant Zoloft caused Gary Torrence to commit suicide.
Topics: Pharmaceutical
Tobacco Lawsuit Against R.J. Reynolds Begins In Jackson County
Posted by David Siegel on Mar 15, 2012 11:32:50 PM
MARIANNA, FL - The only "Engle" progeny tobacco trial scheduled for March began this week in Jackson County Circuit Court.
Topics: Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Opening statements took place Monday in a civil trial against drug manufacturer Merck & Company (NYSE: MRK) involving the widely-prescribed drug Fosamax.
Topics: Pharmaceutical, Mass Torts, In re: Fosamax
Lorillard To Pay Smoker's Widow $20 Million In Damages
Posted by David Siegel on Mar 1, 2012 6:35:09 PM
MIAMI, FL - A jury has determined Lorillard Tobacco Company (NYSE: LO) must pay a deceased smoker's widow $20 million and possibly millions more in punitive damages at an ongoing civil trial in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court.
Topics: Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation


