A Pennsylvania jury has awarded $3 million to a couple who alleged their child’s birth defects were caused by in vitro exposure to Janssen Pharmaceutical Inc.’s anti-seizure drug Topamax. Janssen is a division of Johnson & Johnson.
The...
Pennsylvania Man Awarded $55 Million in Rollover Accident
In early summer, a Philadelphia jury ordered Honda Motor Co. to pay $55.3 million to a Pennsylvania man who was left paralyzed in a 2010 rollover accident while driving his Acura Integra.
Attorneys argued during the trial that the man’s...
Philip Morris Receives $35 Million Judgment in Tobacco Case
A Florida state court jury has awarded $35 million to a 61-year-old smoker who underwent two lung transplants as a result of smoking Marlboro brand cigarettes since age 12 in a suit against Philip Morris USA and the Liggett Group.
The Polk...