A lawsuit involving the diet drug Fen Phen settled in a Jefferson County court for an undisclosed, confidential amount.
The woman behind this suit is Southeast Texas resident Sherry Maniscalco, according to court documents.
The lawsuit alleges that Maniscalco suffered heart damage after using the diet drug, which contains an active ingredient called Pondimin and that the drug making, Wyeth, also knew Pondimin was dangerous.
This settlement comes after a Jefferson County jury awarded a Beaumont family over $1 billion in a similar case for the death of Cynthia Coffey back in April of 2004.
02/09/06