Nelson v. Wyeth

Court: Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
Before: Judge Ricardo C. Jackson

Plaintiffs: Jennie and Robert Nelson
Defendant: Wyeth
Date: May 30, 2007

On May 30, 2007, Judge Ricardo C. Jackson ruled that lawyers for Jennie Nelson did not prove Wyeth’s hormone-therapy drug Prempro caused invasive breast cancer. The ruling overturned a February 2007 verdict that ordered Wyeth to pay Nelson $3 million.