Liability Risk and Insurance
Fen-phen individual damages
An Oregon jury awarded two claimants alleging heart damage from the fen-phen slimming drug damages of US$29.2mn (of which
US$25.3mn punitive) against American Home Products (AHP). The claimants are mother and son Juanity Batson and Richard Wirt.
The jury held that the drugs caused harm and that the company failed to disclose risks. AHP to appeal.