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Feb. 16, 2012

Top Plaintiffs’ Verdicts by Dollar--Christopher Trejo v. Johnson & Johnson, et al.


It was the ultimate nightmare scenario. Plaintiff Christopher Trejo, 15, had taken OTC Motrin IP to temporarily relieve body aches and fever.


After taking the nonprescription drug for three days in October 2005, he developed a severe skin reaction called Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, leading to pulmonary damage, near blindness, infertility, whole-body scarring and brain injury.


In his suit, the plaintiff contended that the labeling on the drug at the time...

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