University of Wisconsin Reports Consumer Clinic Victory

From a recent University of Wisconsin press release: A multi-state prescription drug class action in which the UW Law School’s Consumer Law Litigation Clinic represented Wisconsin consumers has been settled for $30.7 million. The suit was filed on behalf of consumers who purchased the drug Hytrin, which doctors prescribe to treat hypertension and enlarged prostates. Most of the persons who use it are senior citizens. Abbott Laboratories manufactures the name brand drug, while Geneva Pharmaceuticals manufactures its generic version, called Terazosin.