Skip to content
Law Professor Blog Network

Wyeth not negligent in hormone drug trial

Article on cnnmoney.com — Wyeth not negligent in hormone drug trial:

     Jurors in the first trial against Wyeth’s hormone replacement drugPrempro found
    that the company was not negligent and did adequatelywarn patients and doctors
    of the risk of cancer.

    The lawsuit,the first of 5,000 filed against the company to go to trial, chargedthat
    Wyeth had been negligent in testing, manufacturing and marketingthe hormone
    replacement therapy.

    Lawyers for plaintiff Linda Reeves, 67, had also argued that thecompany failed to
    warn users and doctors about the need for regularscreening for cancer and heart
    problems.

Posted in: