Representing Grünenthal on the major product liability case involving a claim for damages in over $ 204m filed by the Spanish Association AVITE (Asociación de Víctimas de la Talidomida en España) representing 184
victims of thalidomide, for alleged damages caused in the 1960's for the administration of thalidomide.
He was well known for playing a crucial role, as an expert witness, in winning compensation for
the victims of thalidomide.
Not exact matches
Scathing
of drugs companies and the way they often put profits before human life, he had earlier fought for the rights
of victims of the drug
thalidomide.
Meyer had said among other things that for 30 years the Contergan (
thalidomide) manufacturer Grunenthal GmbH had had access to the medical files
of the Contergan
victims in the Contergan Foundation.