Didier Jambart told the court he was a loving father and husband in Nantes, France. Then he got Parkinson's and started taking the drug Requip made by GlaxoSmithKline.
Soon after starting the drug Didier says he turned into a 'gay sex and gambling addict.' He says he drained his family savings, stole toys from his own kids and sold them on EBay to raise money for gambling. He says he also advertised himself on the internet for gay sex.
The jury believed him and awarded $210,000 in damages. Didier weeping said, 'I am happy that justice has been done. I am happy for my wife and my children. I am at last going to be able to sleep at night and profit from life. '
Of course there is no evidence scientific or otherwise that shows Requip turns regular guys into diaper wearing fudge-packers and horse-racing handicappers. But in France and soon the USA corporations are assumed to be evil and despite doing anything wrong need to pay anyway.
Remember, no good deed goes unpunished. Didier managed to do nothing more than hurt Parkinson's patients worldwide rather than take personal responsibility for his dark abuses.
