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Plaintiff’s attorneys say drug is linked to abnormal growth of female breast tissue in boys<\/h3>\n

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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A lawsuit over the antipsychotic drug Risperdal has led to an $8 billion punitive damages award against Johnson & Johnson and one if its subsidiaries.<\/p>\n

The award was handed out Tuesday by a Philadelphia jury. The plaintiff’s attorneys argued that the drug is linked to abnormal growth of female breast tissue in boys, the Associated Press reported<\/i>.<\/p>\n

In a statement, attorneys Tom Kline and Jason Itkin said Johnson & Johnson used an organized scheme to make billions of dollars while illegally marketing and promoting the drug.<\/p>\n

Johnson & Johnson said the award is “excessive and unfounded” and that it would take immediate action to overturn it, the AP<\/i> reported.<\/p>\n

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