Litigation
May 6, 2011
Pharma Company Wins $576 Million in Suit
Japanese drug company Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp. has won two huge verdicts in its case against a Swiss company over a hypertension medicine.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
On Tuesday, a San Mateo County jury awarded Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp. $30 million in punitive damages against three executives of the Swiss company Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. On Friday, the jury awarded Asahi $546.8 million in compensatory damages. Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp. v Actelion Ltd., 478533
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP attorney Christopher J. Banks, who was part of a team that repre...
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