Wyeth, Pfizer win cut in jury award
From Times Wire Services
Wyeth and Pfizer Inc. persuaded a federal judge to throw out a $27.1-million punitive-damage award to an Arkansas woman who claimed the companies’ mishandling of their menopause drugs caused her breast cancer.
U.S. District Judge William Wilson in Little Rock slashed the total $29.8-million jury verdict for Donna Scroggin to about $2.7 million in actual damages, saying the punitive award was based on faulty evidence.
It was the second time in five months that a court has reduced damages awarded to plaintiffs who accuse Madison, N.J.-based Wyeth of disregarding the health risks of its menopause drugs Premarin and Prempro.
