Douglas J. AXEN and Sandra Axen, Respondents,
v.
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION through its pharmaceutical division, WYETH-AYERST LABORATORIES, Appellant,
State of Oregon and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Defendants.
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Argued and Submitted October 22, 1998.
Decided February 10, 1999.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John G. Kester, appearing pro hac vice, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were John W. Vardaman, Robert J. Shaughnessy and Helen I. Dooley of Williams & Connolly, Washington, D.C., and Karen O'Kasey, Margaret Hoffmann and Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.
John Paul Graff argued the cause for respondents Douglas J. Axen and Sandra Axen. With him on the brief were Jeffrey B. Wihtol and Graff & O'Neil.
Before WARREN, Presiding Judge, and EDMONDS and ARMSTRONG, Judges.
Court of Appeals of Oregon.
ARMSTRONG, J.
Defendant American Home Products Corporation (AHP)1 appeals from a judgment holding it liable for damages suffered by Douglas Axen. A jury awarded Axen $407,-265.75 in economic damages and $1.5 million in noneconomic damages. The jury also awarded Axen's wife, Sandra Axen, $936,392 in damages for loss of consortium. In addition to the compensatory damages, the jury awarded Douglas...
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