Miss. Supreme Court Schedules Date to Hear Arguments on Propulsid Verdict

JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear arguments Jan. 27 on Janssen Pharmaceutica's appeal of a Propulsid verdict that awarded $48.5 million to ten plaintiffs, who claimed they suffered cardiac injuries as a result of using the heartburn medication. Willie Rankin, et al., v. Janssen Pharmaceutica, et al. No. 2002-CA-00736-SCT (Miss. Sup. Ct.).

Janssen Pharmacuetica, and its parent company Johnson & Johnson, are requesting a new trial on the ground that the evidence did not justify the damages awarded to the plaintiffs.

'The evidence shows that Propulsid did not cause any of the plaintiff's heath problems,' said Janssen …