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2019-10-09 Science & Technology

Man who grew breasts from autism drug awarded £6,550,000,000 payout

[METRO] A man has been awarded a huge payout after drugs he took for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder made him grow breasts. Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals were blamed for failing to warn people of the side effect of taking the psychiatric drug Risperdal.

Nicholas Murray took the case to a court in Philadelphia where a jury ruled that J&J must pay $8 billion (£6.55 billion) to him. He took the drug as a child to help him sleep because he suffered as a result of his autism.

However, the company challenged that ruling saying it was ’grossly disproportionate’ compared to the initial award of $680,000 (£557,000) in 2015. J&J said in a statement: ’The company is confident (the ruling) will be overturned and will be immediately moving to set aside this excessive and unfounded verdict.’

Posted by Besoeker 2019-10-09 06:02|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 So, is a prescription drug - otherwise I see lots of teenage girls ...?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-10-09 06:11|| 2019-10-09 06:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Sildenafil Citrate (designed to relieve jet-lag) was discovered, quite by accident, to have other useful purposes.

J&J and the trans community must be delighted. R&D costs will likely be spread over several decades.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-10-09 06:26|| 2019-10-09 06:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Lotto lawyering!*

*Not available in Texas.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-10-09 06:34|| 2019-10-09 06:34|| Front Page Top

#4
'The amount is disproportionate to the size of the gentleman's 'breasts', your honour. In fact, we posit that they're really just MAN BOOBS !'

Posted by Dron66046 2019-10-09 15:44|| 2019-10-09 15:44|| Front Page Top

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