Prempro Breast Cancer Punitive Damage Award of $27M Tossed on Appeal
A federal appeals court has backed a judge’s decision to vacate a $27 million punitive damages award issued in a 2008 Prempro lawsuit filed by a woman who developed breast…
Tag Archives: Breast Cancer
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Prempro Lawsuit Jury Finds Wyeth Hid Breast Cancer Risk
In the second phase of a trial against Wyeth over their hormone replacement therapy (HRT) Prempro, a Philadelphia jury has determined that Wyeth purposefully hid the risk of breast cancer…
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Prempro Side Effects Found to be Cause of Plaintiff’s Breast Cancer
A Philadelphia jury has ruled that side effects of Prempro, a hormone-replacement therapy drug manufactured by Wyeth, were a proximate cause of an Illinois woman’s breast cancer and determined that…
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Tamoxifen May Increase Risk of Rare and Aggressive Breast Cancer
A new study indicates that long-term use of the breast cancer drug Tamoxifen can increase the risk that women will develop a rare and aggressive form of aggressive breast cancer.
