Law360, New York (November 24, 2010, 5:02 PM ET) -- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. is on the hook for nearly $1.2 million in damages after a federal jury in North Carolina found that the company failed to warn a woman's doctor that its Aredia and Zometa drugs could cause a disfiguring bone condition.
The jury in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina issued its verdict Nov. 22, initially levying punitive damages of $12.6 million and compensatory damages of $287,000. State law limits punitive damages to three times the compensatory damages, so Judge...
Novartis Hit With $1M Ruling In Aredia, Zometa Suit
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