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A jury in Philadelphia found that a woman’s cancer was caused by Prempro, a hormone-replacement drug. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals was ordered to pay the woman, Connie Barton, $75 million in punitive damages. Last month, the jury awarded Barton $3.75 million in compensatory damages.
The jury found that Wyeth knew of the cancer link and failed to disclose the link to the public. Barton’s case is one of a handful of Prempro lawsuits to go to trial out of several thousand filed … Continue Reading >
From 2005 to 2007, the United States imported drywall from China due to a domestic shortage caused by the active hurricane seasons. Since that time, there have been nearly 2100 reports of rotten smell, failed appliances, illness, corroded pipes and wires. Although the complains were from 32 states, Louisiana, Florida and Virginia were hit the worst. Air samples from dozens of homes containing the drywall were analyzed. The report indicated a “strong association” between the high levels of hydrogen sulfide … Continue Reading >
