“The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a $48.5 million damage award imposed on the makers of the heartburn drug Propulsid and ordered that separate trials be held for each of the 10 plaintiffs.” The jury in the case had originally rendered a verdict of $100 million parceled equally among the ten complainants; the defendants, Johnson & Johnson, denied that the drug was responsible for any of the complainants’ health problems (see “Robbery on Highway 61”, Oct. 1-2, 2001). With the acquiescence of the plaintiffs, Judge Lamar Pickard later cut the award by a bit more than half before its appeal. (Jackson Clarion-Ledger, May 14).
Update: “Court tosses $48.5M Propulsid award”
“The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a $48.5 million damage award imposed on the makers of the heartburn drug Propulsid and ordered that separate trials be held for each of the 10 plaintiffs.” The jury in the case had originally rendered a verdict of $100 million parceled equally among the ten complainants; the […]
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