Record Breaking $327 Million Verdict Upheld Against Manufacturer of Antipsychotic Risperdal—Request for New Trial Denied
The jury verdict in the case of State of South Carolina versus Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson, Inc. has been upheld and requests for a new trial denied, affirming groundbreaking $327 million in civil penalties against the manufacturers of the drug Risperdal.