Legal Opinion
Helene Rush v. Wyeth
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 31, 2008No. 07-1822PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
Helene Rush (Rush) was prescribed the Wyeth, Inc. (Wyeth) estrogen products Premarin and Prempro for symptoms related to menopause. Rush took the drugs for nearly ten years, beginning in August 1989. Rush was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 1999. Six years later, in March 2005, Rush filed this lawsuit alleging Wyeth’s products caused her breast cancer. Rush’s case is part of the multi-district litigation (MDL) on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). A jury found Rush failed to prove: (1) Wyeth inadequately warned about the drugs’ risks, (2) the drugs were defective in…
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