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Settlement reached in pregnancy drug cancer lawsuit BOSTON -- Eli Lilly and Co. has settled a lawsuit brought by four sisters who contended their breast cancer was caused by a drug their mother took during pregnancy in the 1950s, a move some believe could trigger financial settlements in scores of other claims brought by women around the country. A total of 51 women, including the Melnick sisters, filed lawsuits in Boston against more than a dozen companies that made or marketed a synthetic estrogen known as DES. The Melnick sisters' case was the first to go to trial. The settlement was announced Wednesday on the secon...
Source: PharmaGossip - January 10, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs