The $8 billion award handed to a man who developed excessive breast tissue after using the antipsychotic drug Risperdal is likely the largest verdict in Pennsylvania history, according to a review of The Legal’s archives. But, court watchers agree, it is unlikely to remain that size for long.

On Tuesday, a Philadelphia jury ruled 10-2 to slam Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals with the multibillion-dollar verdict. The award was solely for punitive damages after the case, Murray v. Janssen, initially came to a $1.75 million verdict by a separate jury, which was later reduced to $680,000.

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