TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Pharmaceutical company Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. was hit Tuesday with a $2.6 million jury verdict over acne treatment Accutane, the first such verdict in a case blaming the drug for inflammatory bowel disorder rather than other, more well-known side effects, lawyers say.
A six-woman, four-man jury in Atlantic City awarded compensatory damages to a Moody, Ala., man, but did not assess punitive damages against the Nutley, N.J.-based drugmaker.
Andrew McCarrell, 36, a manager at a software company, was awarded $119,000 for past medical expenses and $2.5 million in compensatory damages to cover future medical costs, pain and suffering, said one of his lawyers.
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