A Pennsylvania jury said three women are entitled to $500,000 for
heart-valve damage caused by the Wyeth weight loss drug fen-phen while
throwing out a fourth woman's claim, a lawyer for the women said.
The Utah women, Diana Hilton, 63, Patricia Judd, 46, Lorraine Kofford, 56,
and Krysti Kollman, 43, sued the New Jersey-based drug and health-care
products maker in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in 2002 seeking more
than $50,000 each. The jury on Tuesday rejected Hilton's claim.
''We're disappointed in the verdict for Ms. Hilton, but we are very pleased
with the awards to Ms. Judd, Ms. Kofford and Ms. Kollman,'' said plaintiffs'
lawyer Ed Blizzard.
Wyeth has set aside more than $16 billion to resolve cases involving the
fen-phen mixture.
11/24/04
