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GlaxoSmithKline

Kilker v. SmithKline Beecham (Paxil Birth Defects)

Date: 10/13/2009 (Date of Verdict)

Misconduct Type: Health

Enforcement Agency: Non-Governmental

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $2,500,000

Disposition: Judgment Against Defendant

Synopsis: Michelle David claimed her son’s heart defects were caused by GlaxoSmithKline’s anti-depression drug Paxil, which she took during her pregnancy. A jury found that GSK negligently failed to properly warn David’s physician of Paxil’s risk and that David’s use of Paxil was a factual cause of her son’s heart defects. The jury awarded $2.5 million in compensatory damages.