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PharmaGossip (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit has upheld Arkansas district court decisions in a products liability case against pharmaceutical companies that are the makers of hormone therapy drugs that, combined, have been linked to breast cancer. In Donna Scroggin, v. Wyeth, and its divisions; Pharmacia & Upjohn Company L.L.C., (Case Nos: 08-2555, 08-2711 and 08-2713) on appeal...
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A Georgia Lawyer (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Pfizer Inc. doesn’t have to pay more than $27 million in punitive damages to an Arkansas woman who blamed her breast cancer on the company’s menopause drugs, an appeals court ruled in ordering a new trial on the award. The U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis today upheld a jury’s March 2008 finding that the hormone-replacement drugs helped cause Donna Scroggin’s...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
A federal appeals court says Wyeth Pharmaceuticals will get a new trial to determine if the drugmaker should pay punitive damages to a woman who got breast cancer after taking hormone replacement therapy. An Arkansas jury had awarded Donna Scroggin $2.75... Hormone replacement therapy - Breast cancer - Wyeth - Cancer - Health
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AboutLawsuits.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... ruling, issued on Tuesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis, involves a case brought by Donna Scroggin against Wyeth, which was acquired recently by Pfizer. The Prempro breast cancer lawsuit alleged that the drug maker ignored and downplayed the risk of side effects associated with menopause drugs. In March 2008, a federal jury awarded Scroggin $2.7 million as compensation...
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Pharmalot (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... in St. Louis upheld a jury’s March 2008 finding that the hormone-replacement drugs helped cause Donna Scroggin’s cancer and $275 million in compensatory damages, Bloomberg writes. But the three-judge panel also backed a judge’s decision to throw out the punitive award to Scroggin, who alleged two Pfizer units ignored or downplayed the risks of the drugs. It was the first review...
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The St Louis Business Journal (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The Eighth U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis upheld a jury’s March 2008 finding that the hormone-replacement drugs helped cause Donna Scroggin’s cancer and its $2.7 million award of actual damages, according to Bloomberg News.
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Rocky Mount Telegram - Business (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
An Arkansas jury had sided with Donna Scroggin in her lawsuit against Wyeth and Upjohn, awarding her $2.75 million in compensatory damages and $27 million in punitive damages in February 2008. Jurors concluded Wyeth inadequately warned the Little Rock woman that its drugs Premarin and Prempro carried an increased risk of breast cancer. The suit also involved Upjohn's Provera, an estrogen-only...
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Daily Advance - Business (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
An Arkansas jury had sided with Donna Scroggin in her lawsuit against Wyeth and Upjohn, awarding her $2.75 million in compensatory damages and $27 million in punitive damages in February 2008. Jurors concluded Wyeth inadequately warned the Little Rock woman that its drugs Premarin and Prempro carried an increased risk of breast cancer. The suit also involved Upjohn's Provera, an estrogen-only...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
An Arkansas jury had sided with Donna Scroggin in her lawsuit against Wyeth and Upjohn, awarding her $2.75 million in compensatory damages and $27 million in punitive damages in February 2008. Jurors concluded Wyeth inadequately warned the Little Rock woman that its drugs Premarin and Prempro carried an increased risk of breast cancer. The suit also involved Upjohn's Provera, an estrogen-only...
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Sify (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... Wyeth and drugmaker Upjohn Co., and an appeal by the two companies.An Arkansas jury had sided with Donna Scroggin in her lawsuit against Wyeth and Upjohn, awarding her $2.75 million in compensatory damages and $27 million in punitive damages in February 2008. Jurors concluded Wyeth inadequately warned the Little Rock woman that its drugs Premarin and Prempro carried an increased risk...
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ABC News (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
An Arkansas jury had sided with Donna Scroggin in her lawsuit against Wyeth and Upjohn, awarding her $2.75 million in compensatory damages and $27 million in punitive damages in February 2008. Jurors concluded Wyeth inadequately warned the Little Rock woman that its drugs Premarin and Prempro carried an increased risk of breast cancer. The suit also involved Upjohn's Provera, an estrogen-only...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... Wyeth and drugmaker Upjohn Co., and an appeal by the two companies.An Arkansas jury had sided with Donna Scroggin in her lawsuit against Wyeth and Upjohn, awarding her $2.75 million in compensatory damages and $27 million in punitive damages in February 2008. Jurors concluded Wyeth inadequately warned the Little Rock woman that its drugs Premarin and Prempro carried an increased risk...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
An Arkansas jury had sided with Donna Scroggin in her lawsuit against Wyeth and Upjohn, awarding her $2.75 million in compensatory damages and $27 million in punitive damages in February 2008. Jurors concluded Wyeth inadequately warned the Little Rock woman that its drugs Premarin and Prempro carried an increased risk of breast cancer. The suit also involved Upjohn's Provera, an estrogen-only...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... Wyeth and drugmaker Upjohn Co., and an appeal by the two companies.An Arkansas jury had sided with Donna Scroggin in her lawsuit against Wyeth and Upjohn, awarding her $2.75 million in compensatory damages and $27 million in punitive damages in February 2008. Jurors concluded Wyeth inadequately warned the Little Rock woman that its drugs Premarin and Prempro carried an increased risk...
