Court Weighs Amputee's Case, Limits On Drug Suits

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WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court appeared likely Monday to decide an amputee's lawsuit against a drug maker based on how much federal regulators knew about an anti-nausea drug's risks in the event of a botched injection.

Several justices indicated that if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had clear information about the risks of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals' anti-nausea drug Phenergan, and approved its warning label anyway, then Wyeth probably would prevail in its court fight against Diana Levine of Vermont.

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Court Weighs Amputee's Case, Limits On Drug Suits

But there was considerable skepticism among the justices - and disagreement between the opposing lawyers - that the FDA had a clear picture of the disastr...

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