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March 10, 2008

$27.1 Million Punitive Damages Verdict in Arkansas Prempro Suit

Bloomberg has reported on the $27.1 million dollar punitive damages verdict in an Arkansas Prempro case in which the compensatory damages of $2.75 million were decided last week.  You can read the article here.  This is a strong message from the jury to Wyeth, the manufacturer of Prempro.  This verdict comes on the heels of a new AMA study regarding the use of Prempro which was detailed in a previous blog. 

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