Lone Risperdal Defense Verdict for J&J Overturned
Sheller hits #1 Top 50 Verdicts in Pennsylvania for 2016
Sheller PC’s $70 Million Risperdal win hits #1 on the Top 50 Verdicts in Pennsylvania in 2016. In the case A.Y., Pro Ami v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a jury found for an autistic Tennessee boy who grew female-like breasts after taking the antipsychotic drug Rispderal. The unprecedented $70 Million verdict in damages for physical disfigurement and emotional […]
Risperdal Verdicts Contested by Janssen, Plaintiffs
The Legal Intelligencer, Dec 23, 2015: Janssen, Plaintiffs Sparring Over Risperdal Verdicts In the wake of several Risperdal trials going to verdict this year, parties on both sides of the litigation are contesting the amounts juries awarded. In recent post-trial filings in two Risperdal cases, Janssen Pharmaceuticals has argued the verdicts, both of which were […]
Plaintiffs 3-for-4 in Philadelphia Risperdal trials
Plaintiffs 3-for-4 in Philadelphia Risperdal trials, confident punitive damages will be reintroduced If the results of the first trials are any indication, Janssen Pharmaceuticals might find itself with a hefty price tag connected to more than 1,600 Risperdal cases currently pending in Philadelphia, even without the prospect of paying punitive damages – though an appeal […]
Jury Awards $500,000 in Risperdal Trial
A Philadelphia jury awarded $500,000 in compensatory damages to a young man who claimed he grew female-like breasts after taking the antipsychotic drug Risperdal. The jury deliberated six hours before finding the manufacturers of Risperdal, Janssen Pharmaceuticals (a division of Johnson & Johnson), failed to warn health care providers and patients of a condition called […]
In The Philadelphia Inquirer: Sheller $2.2 Billion J&J Pharma Settlement
J&J to pay $2.2B for Improper Promotion of Risperdal BY DAVID SELL WASHINGTON – Health-care giant Johnson & Johnson agreed Monday to plead guilty to a criminal misdemeanor charge and pay $2.2 billion to settle allegations that it illegally promoted the use of its antipsychotic drugs for unapproved uses, including for children and the elderly. […]
Sheller Risperdal settlements front page Legal Intelligencer
2012-10-05 The first trial in which evidence was taken in the mass tort litigation over Risperdal, the antipsychotic drug that plaintiffs have claimed causes males to grow breasts, was settled as part of a group of five cases that resolved this week for undisclosed amounts, according to the plaintiffs’ lawyers and a statement from the […]