A federal jury in West Palm Beach, Fla., has awarded $5.5 million to the estate of a young West Palm Beach man who died from an overdose due to the malfunction of a popular prescription pain patch manufactured by two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries.
In 1996, then 21-year-old Adam Hendelson shattered his hip in a car accident. Surgeons grafted a metal plate onto his hip with bolts and pins. His spine, back and hip were all degenerating, causing constant pain. In June 2003, he started using a prescription patch called Duragesic, which administers a powerful painkiller through the skin.
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