AHP weight-loss drug settlement
Executive Summary
AHP settles with plaintiff Debbie Lovett for less than 10% of the $23.4 mil. awarded by a jury Aug. 6 in the Texas fen-phen trial American Home Products vs. Lovett, the company confirmed Sept. 16. A nationwide settlement spanning all class action medical monitoring litigation as well as individual injury cases related to Redux (dexfenfluramine) and Pondimin (fenfluramine) may be a future strategy for the company