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Jury rejects patient's claim in fen-phen suit
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Jury rejects patient's claim in fen-phen suit
Woman who later needed surgery sued doctor for failing to warn of
dangers
By TOM HELD theld@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel
Tuesday, September 17, 2002
A Milwaukee County jury Monday absolved a Lake Geneva doctor who
was sued for prescribing the diet drug mixture fen-phen to a woman
who later required surgery to replace two heart valves.
After deliberating Friday afternoon and Monday morning, jurors
rejected...
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