Personal Injury Law

Wyeth and Pfizer Ordered to Pay $27 Million in Punitive Damages

By Jeff Lowe, Esq.

Wyeth and Pfizer must pay more than $27 million in punitive damages to a woman who claimed her breast cancer was linked to the menopause drugs they made, the Wall Street Journal reports.

The award was made last Thursday by a federal jury in Little Rock, Ark. The same jury previously awarded the woman, Donna Scroggins, $2.75 million in compensatory damages for the hormone replacement drugs Premarin, Prempro and Provera.

In making the punitive damages award, the jury concluded that Wyeth and Pfizer?s Pharmacia & Upjohn acted with ?reckless disregard? when it came to the health risks posed by the hormone replacement drugs. Wyeth was ordered to pay $19.4 million in punitive damages to Scroggins. Pfizer was ordered to pay more than $7.8 million.

The companies said they would appeal the ruling.

The lawyers of The Lowe Law Firm are experienced in helping people injured by a dangerous prescription drug. We will seek compensation for past and future medical expenses, past and future wages, pain and suffering, disability and other damages. We also represent family members in wrongful death cases.

We offer a free initial consultation for victims of dangerous medications. If you cannot make it to our office, we will come to you at the hospital or your home.

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Full post as published by Missouri Injury Lawyer Blog on March 07, 2008 (boomark / email).