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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Fraser v. Wyeth (Prempro Products Liability)
A federal court ordered Wyeth to pay more than $5.7 million in a lawsuit filed by Margaret Fraser, who claimed she developed breast cancer after taking Wyeth’s hormone replacement drug Prempro from 1998 to 2001. In April 2012, a jury awarded Fraser and her husband $4 million in compensatory damages ($3,750,000 in compensatory damages to Fraser and $250,000 to her husband for loss of consortium) after finding Wyeth liable on Fraser’s claims of legal causation; failure to provide adequate warnings; strict liability; negligent failure to test, study, or investigate; and negligent misrepresentation. In August 2013, the court ordered Wyeth to pay Fraser $1.8 million in punitive damages.
- Misconduct Type
- Health
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Judgment Against Defendant
- Date of Final Judgment
- 8/8/2013
Contractors Involved |
Penalty |
Total |
|
Wyeth |
$5,769,832
|