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Fen-Phen Damage Long-Lasting
Nov 6, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The dangerous diet drug fenfluramine, an ingredient in Fen-Phen, may continue to damage the heart years after a patient stops taking it, according to...
Fen-Phen Decision Affirmed by New York Supreme Court
Feb 1, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The New York Supreme Court has affirmed a decision by a New York State Judge to allow the Long Island law firm, Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, to...
Woman's Death Highlights Risk of Herbal Diet Products
Aug 15, 2005 | The Standard
Slimming aids containing fenfluramine were banned in the US in 1997.A 53-year-old woman has died and hundreds of others may be risking their lives by...
$1.013 Billion Award In Wyeth 'Fen-Phen' Case
Apr 28, 2004 | Philadelphia Inquirer
The family of a Texas woman was awarded $1.013 billion yesterday by a jury in Beaumont, Texas, which found drugmaker Wyeth was responsible for the...
Fen-Phen Federal Lawsuit Filed for Miss., Tenn. Residents
Apr 19, 2004 | AP
A new lawsuit against makers of the diet drug Fen-Phen has been filed in a Mississippi federal court. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 600 people,...
Woman Wins Fen-Phen Suit
Nov 7, 2003 | AP
A jury awarded a woman whose heart was damaged after using the weight-loss drugs Fen-Phen more than $1.3 million in damages Thursday.Jurors awarded...
'Fen-phen' Users Say Records Held
May 2, 2003 | The Orange County Register
The Medical Board of California received about 60 complaints this year from patients who say their doctors are withholding medical records that prove...
Shirley Scott, 67, a Phila. Native and 'Queen of the Organ'
Mar 12, 2002 | The Philadelphia Inquirer
Shirley Scott, 67, the Philadelphia-born "Queen of the Organ" known for her crisp sense of swing, died Sunday at Presbyterian Medical Center after a...
Fen-phen maker agrees to $3.75 billion settlement
Oct 8, 1999 | CNN
American Home Products Corporation (AHP), makers of the diet drug combination fen-phen, agreed Thursday to pay $3.75 billion in compensation to...
American Home Seeks Settlement
Sep 28, 1999 | The Wall Street Journal
American Home Products Corp. stands ready to spend about $4 billion to settle much of the litigation over its diet drugs. Although final terms have...
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