Texas Jury Awards Rezulin Victim's Family $25 Million; $1.5 Million in Punitive Damages Also Assessed

EDINBURG, Texas - A jury in Hidalgo County, Texas, has awarded $24.96 million to the family of a woman who died after taking Rezulin for three months. Soto v. Warner-Lambert Co., No. C-534-00-B (Texas Dist. Ct., Hidalgo Cty., 93rd Dist).

The jury awarded Beatrice Herrera's family $23.46 million in compensatory damages on Jan. 18, later determining punitive damages of $1.5 million, based on plaintiff's arguments that defendants failed to properly warn consumers about the risks associated with Rezulin.

Herrera died at age 78 of liver failure after taking Rezulin for three months. Her children alleged in their suit against Warner-Lambert …