Sealed Verdict in Prempro Punitives Trial

Yesterday, a Philadelphia jury found for the plaintiff in the punitive damages phase of a trial involving Prempro, the hormone replacement therapy.  How much Wyeth (now a unit of Pfizer) must pay Connie Barton, however, remains secret.  Judge Sandra Moss, who oversees the Prempro state court litigation in Philadelphia, ordered the verdict sealed because another Prempro trial had begun and the defendant requested the order to prevent biasing the other jury.  Until the verdict is unsealed, only Barton, her lawyers, and Wyeth’s lawyers may see the verdict.  In the compensatory damages phase, which concluded last month, the jury awarded Barton $3.7 million.  Here’s the report from Bloomberg about yesterday’s verdict.

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