NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Three personal injury lawsuits were filed against Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) on Thursday, claiming its smoking cessation drug Chantix caused attempted suicides and death. The lawsuits, filed in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan, claim that at the time the plaintiffs took Chantix, Pfizer did not tell doctors ... Read more
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$20 million awarded in wrongful death case
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Dec
Saturday, December 12, 2009 By Katherine Sayre, www.al.com A Mobile County jury awarded $20 million this week to the family of a woman who plaintiffs’ lawyers said died after receiving improper anesthesia care. The jury returned the wrongful death verdict against medical group Coastal Anesthesia, Dr. Randall Boudreaux and Don Ortego, a certified ... Read more
Wyeth hit with $75 million verdict
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Nov
By The Associated Press Posted November 23, 2009 A Philadelphia jury has ordered Wyeth Pharmaceuticals to pay a woman $75 million in punitive damages after finding a link between her breast cancer and a hormone-replacement drug. The punitive damages in the case of Connie Barton were unsealed yesterday, the same day of a ... Read more
Ex-Smoker Wins Against Philip Morris
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Nov
By Duff Wilson, NY Times Published: November 20, 2009 Legal experts predict that thousands of tobacco lawsuits could gain momentum in Florida after a Fort Lauderdale jury ordered Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million to a former smoker who says she needs a lung transplant. If it survives an appeal, the ... Read more
