By Brian Skoloff Associated Press Posted August 21, 2009 A pregnant woman was mistakenly given a drug that quickens labor. She and the father are now suing because their baby is brain-damaged as they struggle to pay medical bills that have topped $3.5 million. WEST PALM BEACH — A hospital mistakenly gave a ... Read more
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$2.5M verdict over birth defects blamed on Paxil
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By MARYCLAIRE DALE (AP) Published October 14, 2009 PHILADELPHIA — A jury ordered GlaxoSmithKline to pay $2.5 million to a woman whose son was born with serious heart defects after she took the antidepressant Paxil during her pregnancy. The closely watched verdict handed down Tuesday in Philadelphia was the first of about 600 ... Read more