A federal judge has vacated a $140 million verdict over “low testosterone” treatments after finding that the jury’s findings were inconsistent.

The Oct. 5 verdict was the second bellwether award to come out of multidistrict litigation alleging AbbVie Inc. and other companies misrepresented the safety of their topical gels used to treat low testosterone in aging men. About 6,000 lawsuits have alleged the treatments caused heart attacks and blood clots.

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