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Ruling Reinstates 14 HRT Breast Cancer Lawsuits, Could Affect 1,000 More
A Pennsylvania appeals court has reinstated more than a dozen breast cancer lawsuits over hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drugs by Pfizer’s Wyeth and Pharmacia.
Prempro Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Over HRT Breast Cancer
Pfizer Inc. and an Arkansas woman have reached a settlement for a Prempro lawsuit that alleged the menopause drug caused the plaintiff to develop breast cancer, allowing the drug maker to avoid a new trial to over the amount of punitive damages that may be owed.
Prempro Cancer Lawsuit Ends in Defense Verdict
A Philadelphia jury ruled in favor of Pfizer, Inc. and its Wyeth unit in a Prempro lawsuit, finding that the drug maker’s hormone replacement therapy (HRT) did not cause two women who brought the case to develop breast cancer.
HRT Breast Cancer Risk Greater for Slimmer Women: Study
The findings of a study by California researchers suggests that women who are thin may be at a greater risk of developing breast cancer from hormone replacement therapy (HRT) than women who are obese.
Another Trial Over Breast Cancer from Prempro Underway in Philadelphia
A new trial for a Prempro breast cancer lawsuit began this week in Philadelphia, where Pfizer has taken punishing losses in recent cases over their Wyeth unit’s hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Punitive Damage Trial in Prempro Suit to Proceed After Appeal Rejected
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Pfizer that sought to overturn a $2.7 million award for damages in a 2008 Prempro breast cancer lawsuit.
Jury Finds Woman’s Breast Cancer Not Caused by Prempro
Breaking a five-case losing streak for Pfizer, Inc., a Philadelphia jury ruled late last week in favor of the drug company and its subsidiary, Wyeth, in a Prempro breast cancer lawsuit. While the jury did find that the company failed to adequately warn about the risk of breast cancer from Prempro, the plaintiff failed to [...]
Prempro Lawsuit Results in $9.5M Award for Breast Cancer Survivor
In yet another loss for Pfizer’s Wyeth unit involving side effects of Prempro, a Philadelphia jury awarded $9.45 million this week to an Alabama woman who said that the hormone replacement therapy caused her to develop breast cancer.
Hormone Replacement Therapy Can Increase Asthma Risk: Study
A new study suggests that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can increase the risk of women developing asthma after menopause. While HRT has long been suspected of increasing the risk of asthma, researchers found that the greatest increase in risk came from the use of estrogen-only HRT therapy.
Prempro Verdict for Punitive Damages Reduced by Judge
A Pennsylvania judge has slashed a jury’s $78.7 million award in a Prempro breast cancer lawsuit, saying that the punitive damage portion of the verdict was excessive.
