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September 10, 2012

J&J Settles Risperdal Lawsuit on Opening Day of Trial

Quoted from http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-09-10/j-and-j-settles-risperdal-lawsuit-on-opening-day-of-trial

J&J Settles Risperdal Lawsuit on Opening Day of Trial

By Jef Feeley and Margaret Cronin Fisk on September 10, 2012

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) settled a lawsuit on the first day of a trial over claims by a male plaintiff that its antipsychotic drug Risperdal caused him to grow breast tissue, it was announced in court in Philadelphia.

Aron Banks, 21, claimed he sustained psychological trauma from growing breasts after taking the medication during childhood. Banks took the medicine from 2000 to 2004, when it wasn’t approved for children.

The Banks suit in state court in Philadelphia was the first to go to trial on claims that Risperdal caused boys to grow breasts. Another trial is set to begin Sept. 20 in Philadelphia.

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Tags: drug injury, Johnson & Johnson, law, lawsuit, legal claims, Risperdal, side effects

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