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• Hormone Therapy On Trial: Product Liability Lawsuit Won Against Wyeth.

  Alison Mynick, RN, Esq. | February 06, 2007 6:13 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Mary Daniel of Arkansas took on the Pennsylvania drug company Wyeth Pharmaceutical. Wyeth manufactures estrogen pills prescribed by doctors to replace a loss of estrogen. Ms. Daniel claimed that Wyeth's "Prempro" hormone pills caused her breast cancer. However, a key question in her case was: How specific does a drug company need to be about warning consumers of a possible side effect such as...