$8 Billion Verdict: Jury decides J&J should pay in Risperdal case
October 9, 2019: Late yesterday a Philadelphia jury rendered an $8 billion punitive damages verdict against pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson for illegally marketing the antipsychotic drug Risperdal, putting young boys at risk for developing female-sized breast tissue. The condition, gynecomastia, is irreversible. “The conduct the jury saw in the courtroom was clear and convincing that J&J disregarded the […]
Jury May Decide Risperdal Time Bar
Two cases in front of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court could result in 40% of the over 7,000 Risperdal cases being time barred from moving forward. The Pennsylvania docket for Risperdal cases has grown significantly in the last few years. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is being asked to reconsider two lower court rulings that began the […]
$2.5 M Risperdal Verdict Upheld in Superior Court
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld the 2015 $2.5 million Risperdal verdict for plaintiff Austin Pledger. Pledger’s case was the first Risperdal case to go to trial. Viewed as a huge win for plaintiffs, the decision bodes well for the future litigation of 6,500 plaintiffs whose suits against Janssen Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of Johnson & […]
Judge Proceeds with Risperdal Punitive Damages Trial
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Arnold L. New has ordered two Risperdal cases to proceed in a new trial for punitive damages. In both cases, causation and compensatory damage were already awarded the plaintiffs– Stange v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals ($500,000) and Murray v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals ($1.75M later reduced to $680,000). Judge New previously ruled in agreement […]
Superior Court Allows Punitive Damages in Risperdal Mass Torts
In a significant ruling by the Pennsylvania Superior Court, Janssen, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), will now face punitive damages in Risperdal mass tort suits. A previous Philadelphia trial court ruling prohibited punitive damages. Boys and young men who developed gynecomastia, female-like breasts, from taking the antipsychotic drug and whose cases had already […]
