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NH Woman Wins 21M Suit Against Phila. Pharma Company

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A federal jury has awarded $21 million to a New Hampshire woman blinded and scarred by a prescription drug manufactured by a Philadelphia-based firm.

urlpharma NH Woman Wins 21M Suit Against Phila. Pharma Company

KYW’s Ian Bush reports that Karen Bartlett suffered extreme burns to her skin, mucus membranes, and eyes after taking the anti-inflammatory drug Sulindac for shoulder pain.

After three days of deliberations, the jury found that the drugmaker, Philadelphia-based Mutual Pharmaceutical Company — now called URL Pharma — was liable for her injuries and should compensate her.

The jury found the company should have known the drug was unreasonably dangerous to consumers.

The victim’s attorney says the $21 million verdict was the largest ever in a product liability case in the state.

The company did not immediately return a call for comment.

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