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GSK appeals $3M verdict over lawyer's suicide, Paxil labeling

By Jonathan Bilyk | Friday, Sep 29, 2017 @ 3:30pm

About two weeks after a Chicago federal judge turned down its request for a new trial, pharmaceutical maker GlaxoSmithKline has formally appealed the judicial decisions the company has contended led to a jury improperly awarding $3 million to the widow of a Chicago lawyer who committed suicide by stepping in front of a train in Chicago’s Loop after taking a generic version of Paxil, an antidepressant developed by GSK.
Judge: No need for new trial, $3M verdict vs GSK over lawyer's suicide should stand

By Jonathan Bilyk | Friday, Sep 15, 2017 @ 10:03am

Pharmaceutical maker GlaxoSmithKline will not get a chance to undo a jury’s verdict, finding it owes $3 million to the widow of a Chicago lawyer who committed suicide, allegedly after taking a generic equivalent of GSK’s anti-depressant drug, Paxil.