"My life was hell": Man awarded £160,000 damages after Parkinson's drug turned him into gay sex and gambling addict
29 Nov 2012 10:49
A landmark appeal court ruling has ordered a British drugs giant to compensate the happily married father-of-two
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A dad weeps after winning £160,000 for being turned into a gambling and gay sex addict by a drug to treat *Parkinson’s.
Didier Jambart, 52, was prescribed Requip for his illness in 2003.
But within two years he developed wild urges for online gambling and seedy gay encounters.
Lawyers said maker GlaxoSmithKline knew for years the drug had undesired side effects but only put a warning on the pack inserts in 2006.
Now a landmark appeal court ruling has ordered the British drugs giant to compensate the happily married father-of-two.
Comforted by wife Christine outside the court in Rennes, North West France, Mr Jambart sobbed: “It’s been a seven year battle.
"GlaxoSmithKline lied to us and shattered our lives.”
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He tried to kill himself eight times as his *addictions took hold and blew his family’s life savings to fund his gambling.
Mr Jambart even sold his children’s toys. He began cross-dressing and arranging illicit meetings, including one in which he was raped.
Mr Jambart stopped taking the tablets in 2005 after linking his addictions to the drug.
Glaxo was previously ordered to pay £100,000 after a hearing in Mr Jambart’s home town of Nantes in March.
But it appealed the ruling and the higher court this week upheld the decision and raised the compensation.
29 Nov 2012 10:49
A landmark appeal court ruling has ordered a British drugs giant to compensate the happily married father-of-two
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A dad weeps after winning £160,000 for being turned into a gambling and gay sex addict by a drug to treat *Parkinson’s.
Didier Jambart, 52, was prescribed Requip for his illness in 2003.
But within two years he developed wild urges for online gambling and seedy gay encounters.
Lawyers said maker GlaxoSmithKline knew for years the drug had undesired side effects but only put a warning on the pack inserts in 2006.
Now a landmark appeal court ruling has ordered the British drugs giant to compensate the happily married father-of-two.
Comforted by wife Christine outside the court in Rennes, North West France, Mr Jambart sobbed: “It’s been a seven year battle.
"GlaxoSmithKline lied to us and shattered our lives.”
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Former bank boss Mr Jambart took Requip to treat his Parkinson’s, which causes tremors and disrupts speech.He tried to kill himself eight times as his *addictions took hold and blew his family’s life savings to fund his gambling.
Mr Jambart even sold his children’s toys. He began cross-dressing and arranging illicit meetings, including one in which he was raped.
Mr Jambart stopped taking the tablets in 2005 after linking his addictions to the drug.
Glaxo was previously ordered to pay £100,000 after a hearing in Mr Jambart’s home town of Nantes in March.
But it appealed the ruling and the higher court this week upheld the decision and raised the compensation.
