Patients’ Generic-Drug Lawsuits Questioned by High Court
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The U.S. Supreme Court grappled with the limits on patients’ lawsuits against drugmakers, questioning a $21 million award to a woman who suffered debilitating injuries after taking a painkiller.
The justices, hearing arguments today in a case involving a Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. unit, debated whether to reinforce a two-year-old ruling that shielded generic-drug makers from claims that they failed to warn about possibly dangerous side effects.