强生被判赔偿80亿美元，因其抗精神病药风险提示不当

Before losing its U.S. patent exclusivity in 2008, Risperdal was one of Johnson & Johnson’s highest-selling products. PHOTO: JB REED/BLOOMBERG NEWS  在2008年专利保护到期之前，维思通是强生销售额最高的产品之一。 图片来源：JB REED/BLOOMBERG NEWS

A Philadelphia jury on Tuesday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $8 billion in damages to a Maryland man who said his use of J&J’s antipsychotic Risperdal as a child caused enlarged breasts and the company failed to properly warn of this risk.

费城一个陪审团周二裁定强生公司(Johnson & Johnson, JNJ)向马里兰州一名男子支付80亿美元赔偿金。这名男子称他小时候服用强生公司的抗精神病药维思通(Risperdal)导致乳房增大，而该公司没有就这种风险发出适当警示。

It was the biggest award to date among more than 13,000 lawsuits against J&J alleging that Risperdal caused a condition called gynecomastia in boys, which involves enlargement of breast tissue. The lawsuits generally claim that J&J was aware of the risk of this side effect, but understated the risk to doctors.

这是迄今为止对强生提起的1.3万多起相关诉讼中裁定赔偿金额最大的一起。这些诉讼指控维思通导致了男孩的男性乳腺发育症，其症状包括乳房组织的增大。这些诉讼通常声称强生知道这种副作用的风险，但没有充分向医生说明。

It is also the latest in a series of costly legal setbacks for J&J in a slew of lawsuits alleging injuries from products and other claims. In August, an Oklahoma judge ordered the company to pay $572 million for contributing to the state’s opioid-addiction crisis. 

这也是强生一系列代价高昂的法律挫折中的最新一起，在一系列诉讼中该公司着面临产品伤害及其他指控。今年8月，俄克拉何马州的一名法官下令该公司支付5.72亿美元，理由是其加剧了该州的阿片类药物成瘾危机。

Last year, a St. Louis jury found J&J should pay $4.69 billion in damages to 22 women and their families who blamed ovarian-cancer cases on use of the company’s baby powder.

去年，圣路易斯市一家法院裁定强生公司应向22名妇女及其家人支付46.9亿美元赔偿金，这些原告称由于使用强生公司的婴儿爽身粉而患上了卵巢癌。

J&J has denied the allegations and is seeking to appeal the baby-powder and opioid decisions. Last week, J&J said it agreed to pay $20.4 million to settle lawsuits filed by two Ohio counties alleging the company helped spark the opioid epidemic; the company didn’t admit liability.

强生否认了这些指控，正寻求对婴儿爽身粉和阿片类药物的判决提起上诉。上周强生表示同意支付2,040万美元，以了结俄亥俄州两个县提起的诉讼。这两个县指控强生助长了阿片类药物的流行。该公司不承认负有责任。

When ruling on appeals, judges often reduce jury punitive-damage awards.

在上诉案的裁决中，法官通常会减少陪审团裁定的惩罚性赔偿金的数额。

Peter Loftus

2019年10月9日09:55 CST 更新

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