A Philadelphia judge has urged the state Superior Court to affirm a $500,000 verdict awarded last year to a man who allegedly suffered excess growth of breast ­tissue as a result of taking the ­antipsychotic drug Risperdal.

The case presents the first chance for a state appeals court to address whether punitive damages claims should be allowed in the Risperdal trials.

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