5.5 Million Dollar Verdict Against Pain Patch Makers

Beth Janicek

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A jury awarded $5.5 million to the estate of Adam Hendelson. Mr. Hendelson died from an overdose of a painkiller patch, fentanyl.

Adam Henderlson was in a car accident in 1996 that shattered his hip. Due to constant pain, he was prescribed a prescription pain patch called Duragesic. In Deccember 2003, Mr. Hendelson was found passed out while wearing a 75-microgram patch and never woke up again.

A two-week trial and jury deliberations for eight hours found the two subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson negligent in producing the defective patch that killed Hendelson. Additionally, the jury found the companies failed to adequately warn the public about the dangers the patch.

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