New Trial for Risperdal Injury Previously Tossed

In another win for plaintiffs injured by Risperdal, a Pennsylvania appellate court reversed a trial courts decision to grant the defendants motion for nonsuit, mid-trial. This decision will send the case back to the Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas for retrial. In the 2016 case of T.M. vs Janssen Pharmaceuticals, the trial judge decided mid-trial […]
Plaintiff wins Bellwether Xarelto Case in Philadelphia Court

A Philadelphia jury awarded Lynn Hartman $27.8 million after finding drug manufacturers Johnson & Johnson and Bayer failed to warn about the dangers of their blood thinning drug Xarelto. The verdict includes $26 million in punitive damage, which juries award to plaintiffs when they believe the defendant acted egregiously. This bellwether case tried in Pennsylvania […]