PA Supreme Court Upholds $70 Million Risperdal Verdict

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has denied Johnson & Johnson’s request to overturn the $70 million Risperdal verdict upheld by a Superior court panel of judges last year. The case, A.Y. v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, will now be remanded back to the PA Court of Common Pleas for a second trial to reconsider punitive damages. “We are […]

$8 Billion Risperdal Verdict Tops Legal News in 2019

April 2020 Update: Stephen Sheller has been recognized by the American Association for Justice with AAJ’s 2019 Top Verdict Award. “Each year, American Association for Justice releases the Top Verdicts Litigation Packet, featuring the opening statements and closing arguments from the previous year’s top cases.  Congratulations on the impressive result you secured for your clients […]

Positive Developments in Risperdal Litigation in August

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Several positive developments this month for young men injured from taking the Risperdal. Risperdal is an anti-psychotic drug manufactured by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals. The drug’s side effects included gynecomastia, the growth of female-like breast in young boys. $2.5M Jury Verdict Stands The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has declined to hear an appeal of […]

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 […]