US judge fines drugs giant $1.1bn

11 April 2012
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Johnson Johnson is appealing fines handed down by other US states


Drugs giant Johnson Johnson (JJ) has been ordered by a US judge to pay $1.1bn (£690m) for downplaying the risks involved in taking its anti-psychotic drug Risperdal.
The state of Arkansas sued JJ and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals over its marketing of the drug in

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