Wyeth Ordered To Pay 134.5 Million In Hormone Therapy Lawsuit

Various US press agencies have reported that a jury in Nevada has instructed Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc to pay 134.5 million dollars in compensatory damages to three women who claimed the company’s hormone therapy drugs caused their breast cancer. According to the Wall Street Journal, plaintiffs Arlene Rowatt, Jeraldine Scofield and Pamela Forrester were each awarded around one third (43.5, 47.5 and 43. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Breast Cancer on October 20th, 2007