Bayer and J&J lose first blood thinner lawsuit

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US jury fines Xarelto makers $27.8 million for downplaying drug risks

Drugmakers Johnson & Johnson and Bayer have lost a court case in Philadelphia connected to their blood thinner Xarelto and have been ordered to pay $1.8 million in compensatory and $26 million in punitive damages.