Jury May Decide Risperdal Time Bar

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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 […]

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 […]