2013 Boston DES Breast Cancer Trial

DES case: 2013 Class Action v. Eli Lilly & Co., Arline @amaccormack Interview

This is a drug that was never adequately tested and never adequately warned said Aaron Levine, a lawyer for the Melnick sisters and the other women who have sued in Boston.

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Eli Lilly lawsuit – When the Melnick sisters reached a settlement with the drug company

The settlement, for an undisclosed sum, was reached ­on Day Two, after the first witness in the case, a Harvard public health doctor, testified that the drug DES, which was promoted by Lilly as a way to prevent miscarriages had indeed been shown to cause cancer. It also came ­after a lawyer for the sisters ­argued that Lilly had failed to test the drug’s effect on fetuses before promoting it.

Is a Settlement good enough?

…we believe the settlement is in the best interest of the company…   …settling this trial helps us get back to what we want to focus on as a company; developing important new medications through research and partnerships with doctors and patients…

Eli Lilly statement said. So, in other words: “we can’t care less, that will keep them quiet and in the meantime we’ll continue to poison people” …
As a DES Daughter DES Daughter Google+ icon , I feel disgusted but happy for the Melnick sisters!

Eli Lilly lawsuit – When the Melnick sisters’ trial began – The McCarthy family interview

Watch DES Activist and DES Daughter Caitlin McCarthy with her DES mother discuss the Melnick sisters‘ trial after the opening statements on January 09, 2013

Eli Lilly lawsuit – The Melnick sisters interview – Boston DES Breast Cancer trial

This is a drug that was never adequately tested and never adequately warned said Aaron Levine, a lawyer for the Melnick sisters and the other women who have sued in Boston.

The Melnick sisters

  • Read Sisters take Eli Lilly to court over their breast cancer on IndyStar.com
  • Read Diethylstilbestrol Lawsuit: Melnick Sisters Sue Eli Lilly And Co., Producer Of DES Pregnancy Drug, After Breast Cancer Diagnoses on The Huffington Post
  • Read ‘DES Daughters’ to sue Drug Company over link between Mother’s Pregnancy Drug and Breast Cancer on BlissTree.com
  • Read Trial set to begin in Boston over pregnancy on boston.com and on drugwcvb.com

Boston DES Breast Cancer Trial 2013 January 08th