A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that punitive damages may not be assessed against Wyeth following a $1.5 million jury verdict against the company earlier this week. The plaintiffs, a married couple, alleged that use of the hormone drug Prempro led to the woman's breast cancer. The jurors' verdict found Wyeth's conduct to be "malicious, wanton, willful, or oppressive, or showed reckless indifference," but the judge ruled the evidence at trial was insufficient to justify a punitive damage award.
February 01, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that Wyeth will not pay punitive damages to a woman who alleged that the pharmaceutical giant’s menopause drug was responsible for her breast cancer.
A jury on Monday awarded $1.5 million in compensatory damages to Mary Daniel, 60, and her husband in their lawsuit against the drug maker, one of about 5,000 against Wyeth over hormone drugs Premarin and Prempro.
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