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Article: Okla. City attorney downplays effect of U.S. Supreme Court's drug label decision
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- THE JOURNAL RECORD
- Article date:
- March 19, 2009
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A U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that federal approval of
drug-warning labels does not necessarily bar lawsuits based on state
law that makes it easier to sue drug companies, but may not increase
such cases to the extent predicted by some, an Oklahoma City
attorney says.
In Wyeth v. Levine, the 6-3 court decision upheld a $6.7 million
state-court jury verdict in favor of Vermont musician Diana Levine,
who had to have her arm amputated after being injected with
Phenergan, an anti-nausea drug.
Levine, who suffered from migraines, had sought treatment for the
severe headaches and accompanying nausea and dehydration. An
injection of Phenergan apparently entered an artery, resulting in ...