
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, October 11, 1995                   TAG: 9510110076
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: RICHMOND                                 LENGTH: Short

TYLENOL CASE DECISION UPHELD

A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld an Alexandria jury's decision to award more than $8 million to a man whose liver was damaged by a combination of wine and Extra-Strength Tylenol.

McNeil-P.P.C. Inc., makers of the acetaminophen pain reliever, claimed Antonio Benedi failed to prove the Tylenol caused his injuries and the product's label should have carried a warning.

Benedi, who regularly consumed three to four glasses of wine a night, was admitted to a hospital on Feb. 10, 1993, with liver and kidney failure.

Benedi underwent an emergency liver transplant and recovered. His doctors said the liver damage was caused by acetaminophen toxicity.

by CNB