GSK is facing a whistleblower lawsuit filed by an independent Connecticut laboratory, which accuses the pharmaceutical company of defrauding the U.S. government and taxpayers by concealing cancer risks associated with its heartburn drug Zantac. The lab claims that GSK hid the fact that Zantac decomposes into a carcinogen even when just sitting on the shelf for 40 years, violating the federal False Claims Act. This lawsuit could potentially cost GSK billions of dollars. Additionally, in the first trial out of thousands of lawsuits alleging that Zantac caused cancer, a Chicago jury rejected an Illinois woman's claim that the drug caused her colon cancer. The woman, an 89-year-old from Brookfield, was among the 350 cases submitted by patients and MDs. The jury's decision marks a significant victory for GSK and Boehringer Ingelheim, who were also implicated in the case.
Victory for drugmakers GSK and Boehringer in $640 million Zantac cancer lawsuit. https://t.co/HqX16bv7NC
A jury in Chicago on Thursday rejected an Illinois woman’s claim that the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused her colon cancer, in the first trial out of thousands of lawsuits making similar allegations. Read more in our Morning Briefing: https://t.co/Cb5IZJSECw https://t.co/qb8abvoeQF
Drug Manufacturers Win First Zantac Verdict in the Nation https://t.co/cMCqw9MVfd
After around four hours of deliberations on Wednesday and Thursday, a Cook County jury ruled that heartburn medication Zantac was not the cause of a Brookfield woman's colon cancer. https://t.co/P4VlyBdBrB
BREAKING: A jury handed two drug manufacturers a defense win in the first Zantac verdict in the nation https://t.co/P8EbxnWpJX via @lawdotcom
BREAKING: Drug Manufacturers Win First Zantac Verdict in the Nation https://t.co/cOORoVbiJd
Drugmakers GSK and Boehringer persuaded a Chicago jury to reject a woman’s claim that the blockbuster heartburn drug Zantac caused her cancer. https://t.co/2Eumxv5XM1
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Zantac not a cause of woman’s cancer, jury says in first trial over drug https://t.co/zhikP1qsYb https://t.co/8VE1QcosFR
A jury in Chicago rejected an Illinois woman’s claim that the now-discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused her colon cancer, in the first trial out of thousands of lawsuits making similar allegations https://t.co/R5QpeHFBzF https://t.co/r3ubhrlAwN
Zantac didn’t cause 89-year-old woman's cancer, jury says in first trial over drug https://t.co/Vwr3SwnuD9 https://t.co/zruq57jXmi
A jury in Chicago on Thursday rejected an Illinois woman’s claim that the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused her colon cancer, in the first trial out of thousands of lawsuits making similar allegations. https://t.co/IiigdPaWxm https://t.co/IiigdPaWxm
Zantac didn’t cause 89-year-old woman’s cancer, jury says in first trial over drug https://t.co/ySAYpa5X6N https://t.co/QEaQDHqTNi
A jury in Chicago rejected an Illinois woman’s claim that the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused her colon cancer, in the first trial out of thousands of lawsuits making similar allegations https://t.co/rPZ5MyRZVz https://t.co/GKAU1KzUbs
BREAKING: A Chicago jury found that Zantac heartburn medication and its generic counterparts sold by GlaxoSmithKline and Boehringer Ingelheim are not responsible for an Illinois woman's colon cancer and her subsequent, debilitating symptoms. https://t.co/7FYpgQKccy https://t.co/k9Bhgr2OzB
ZANTAC NOT A CAUSE OF WOMAN’S CANCER, JURY SAYS IN FIRST TRIAL OVER DRUG $GSK
Attorneys for GlaxoSmithKline and Boehringer Ingelheim told a jury that no one besides a plaintiff's paid witnesses have said publicly that Zantac causes colon cancer, calling on the jurors to reject claims that the companies owe $640 million. https://t.co/g5hmGkWatL https://t.co/YVezSYfjj8
Pfizer, a titan in Big Pharma, has just settled a shocking 10,000 lawsuits linked to cancer and the antacid Zantac. The heartburn medication was proven to be linked to cases of cancer. Unsuspecting victims were able to easily access the medication as it was marketed to the… https://t.co/z2I1rWyBNh
It's now up to a jury of nine women and three men to deliberate over whether the heartburn drug Zantac caused an 89-year-old Brookfield woman’s colon cancer. https://t.co/b6B6iO2FBf
'Cancer causer or heartburn healer? Lawyers make closing pitches in first jury trial over Zantac cancer claims.' @kwashy12 reports. https://t.co/BNa8rIHiiJ
Lab at center of Zantac saga claims GSK hid drug’s risks for decades https://t.co/D7hj0TXDoC
In a whistleblower complaint, an independent Connecticut laboratory said GSK violated the federal False Claims Act by hiding the cancer risks of heartburn drug Zantac for nearly four decades https://t.co/IZoMBZTw5m https://t.co/rSqhADVLVX
A Connecticut laboratory claims that GlaxoSmithKline defrauded federal health insurance programs for billions by hiding for 40 years that Zantac decomposes into a carcinogen even when just sitting on the shelf. https://t.co/cl1cS8w57s https://t.co/3zc0MW7kFP
GSK Faces Whistleblower Suit From Lab That Found Zantac Risk - BBG https://t.co/3wbrilMADm
GSK faces whistleblower lawsuit over Zantac cancer risk https://t.co/SfGPy4JyiF https://t.co/oysEGLWDoa
GSK has been sued by an independent Connecticut laboratory that accused the drugmaker of defrauding the U.S. government and taxpayers by concealing cancer risks in Zantac, once a blockbuster heartburn drug. https://t.co/CanBbEy82W https://t.co/CanBbEy82W
GSK has been sued by an independent Connecticut laboratory that accused the drugmaker of defrauding the US government and taxpayers by concealing cancer risks in Zantac, once a blockbuster heartburn drug https://t.co/AM2EfG4Aab https://t.co/wZ1Ahj260k
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GSK FACES WHISTLEBLOWER SUIT FROM LAB THAT FOUND ZANTAC RISK - BBG
GSK is facing a whistleblower lawsuit that could potentially cost it billions of dollars from the lab that revealed the presence of a probable carcinogen in Zantac https://t.co/YQeA2jl4J5
$GSK FACES WHISTLEBLOWER SUIT FROM LAB THAT EXPOSED ZANTAC RISK
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