Tag Archives: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Doc who defrauded Fen-Phen settlement trust fund sentenced to six years in federal prison
A Florida doctor was sentenced to six years in federal prison this week for his role in a scheme to defraud a trust fund set up to compensate victims of the Fen-Phen diet drug. U.S. District Court Judge Juan R. … Read More
Phila. defense verdict in HRT case against Wyeth affirmed by Pa. Superior Court panel
A three-judge state Superior Court panel has upheld a defense verdict in a hormone replacement therapy case originating out of Philadelphia in which a woman sued Wyeth over claims that the HRT drug Prempro caused her breast cancer. The panel, … Read More
NM plaintiff files ‘Fen-Phen’ mass tort claim in Phila.
A New Mexico woman has filed a claim in the Fen-Phen mass tort litigation in Philadelphia over allegations that she developed abnormally high blood pressure as a result of taking the diet drug for about two years. Lawyers with Philadelphia-based … Read More
Doctor convicted in Phila. of defrauding Fen-Phen settlement trust fund
A Florida doctor was convicted late last week in federal court in Philadelphia of a fraud scheme involving a trust fund set up to compensate victims of the diet drug known as Fen-Phen. Abdur Razzak Tai, 79, of Kissimmee, Fla., … Read More
Wyeth attorneys request removal of Effexor injury claims to federal court
Lawyers for pharmaceutical giant Wyeth have filed a Notice of Removal with the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia seeking to transfer a personal injury case initiated by a couple from Illinois from a Pennsylvania state court to the federal venue. … Read More
Pa.-based Wyeth Pharmaceuticals sued over birth defects allegedly caused by Effexor anti-depressant
An Illinois couple is suing Pennsylvania-based Wyeth Pharmaceuticals over claims that their now-8-year-old child sustained congenital defects and other related conditions as a result of the mother’s ingestion of the defendant-manufactured anti-depressant drug Effexor while she was pregnant with the … Read More
Wyeth seeks to remove phen-fen mass tort case to federal court in Phila.
Attorneys for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals have filed papers with the District Court in Philadelphia seeking to have a pending phen-fen mass tort case brought by a New Mexico couple moved to the federal venue. Raymond M. Williams, a lawyer with DLA … Read More
Wyeth seeks to transfer Fen-Phen mass tort claim to federal court
Attorneys for drug giant Wyeth Pharmaceuticals have filed paperwork at the federal court in Philadelphia seeking to transfer a Fen-Phen mass tort claim filed at Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court this week from the state court to U.S. District Court.
Illinois couple files Fen-Phen mass tort in Phila. Common Pleas Court
An Illinois woman who claims she sustained injuries after taking the diet drug commonly known as Fen-Phen has filed a mass tort claim against the drug’s makers in a Pennsylvania court.
Judge rules Effexor wrongful death claim against Wyeth can remain in federal court
A federal judge in Philadelphia has denied a motion by out-of-state plaintiffs in a products liability case to remand the matter to a Pennsylvania state court.