Pfizer ordered to pay $165 million
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Wyeth's hormone replacement therapy Prempro has attracted thousands of lawsuits from women claiming the medicine causes breast cancer. Wyeth is a Pfizer subsidiary.
Most recently, a judge in Pennsylvania unsealed a $75 million punitive award to a breast cancer patient from Illinois. According to Bloomberg, Pfizer will pay out $165 million in damages so far. Read more about the hormone therapy lawsuits here
[...] Wyeth's hormone replacement therapy Prempro has attracted thousands of lawsuits from women claiming the medicine causes breast cancer. Wyeth is a Pfizer subsidiary. Most recently, a judge in Pennsylvania unsealed a $75 million punitive award to a …Read Original Story: Pfizer ordered to pay $165 million – WHYY [...]