A victim of childhood sexual abuse by an elder of the Makaha congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses is entitled to $40 million in damages, a Circuit Court judge has ruled.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Sanofi State have been ordered to pay $834 million to Hawaii after losing a case in the state. The pharmaceutical companies were asked for compensation in connection with their Plavix medicine that was said to have not been labeled correctly.
The pharmaceutical companies’ violation
Previously, Bristol-Myers and Sanofi said that Plavix has little or no effect on individuals of Pacific Island ancestry, but it turned out to be risky for non-white patients. In the ruling, it was stated that the companies failed to warn non-white patients about health risks from using the said blood thinner drug.
The court said that Bristol-Myers and Sanofi should have put a warning on the label of Plavix so the users will be aware of the risks. It also stated that the drug was illegally marketed and placed many lives in danger.