Federal Appeals Court Affirms Defense Verdict in HRT Case



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ST. LOUIS - A federal appeals court on Jan. 31 upheld a jury's finding in favor of Wyeth Inc. after a woman who developed breast cancer after taking Premarin and Prempro for 10 years sued the company for failing to warn of dangers associated with the HRT drugs. Rush v. Wyeth Inc., No. 07-1822 (8th Cir.).

In affirming the defense verdict, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected allegations by Helene Rush that the judge overseeing her trial in Arkansas federal district court erred in instructing the jury on issues such as assumption of ordinary care, failure to warn …






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