Judge slashes $8 billion Risperdal award against Johnson & Johnson to $6.8 million
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(Reuters) - A Pennsylvania judge on Friday slashed to $6.8 million (5.2 million pounds) from $8 billion a punitive damages award against Johnson & Johnson for allegedly failing to warn men that they could grow breasts by using its antipsychotic drug Risperdal.The decision by Judge Kenneth Powell of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas to reduce punitive damages for the plaintiff Nicholas Murray followed a jury's imposition of the original award last Oct. 8.No reason was immediately given for..