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Top Verdicts

Feb. 16, 2012

Top Defense Verdicts--GlaxoSmithKline v. Abbott Laboratories


With their client facing antitrust claims worth potentially $1.7 billion, attorneys for Abbott Laboratories convinced a jury to rule in the company's favor on all but a single claim for breach of contract.


The resulting $3.5 million verdict in March was seen as a victory considering the much larger amount that plaintiff GlaxoSmithKline sought in return for lost profits from reduced sales of its HIV drug Lexiva.


Glaxo originally sought $571 million ...

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