Even in a litigation-obsessed nation, fen-phen stands alone. After reports that the diet drug damaged heart valves, American Home Products, now Wyeth, pulled its fen-phen products and girded itself for an assault by the plaintiffs bar. Although Wyeth has paid almost $14 billion, it's not the litigation cost that makes the fen-phen story so disturbing. It's where the money went. Court records of the global class action by which Wyeth tried to resolve its fen-phen woes are a veritable catalogue of ignominy.
Font Size: 
The Fen-Phen Follies
The American Lawyer
March 1, 2005
This article requires premium access
This article requires premium access to Law.com. Please sign in or subscribe to read the full text.
