There was a glimmer of light out of Philadelphia recently when Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Kenneth Powell reduced the $8 billion punitive damages verdict against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. The outrageous verdict shocked the country and helped the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas earn the dubious distinction as the #1 Judicial Hellhole in 2019. Over 7,000 Risperdal lawsuits are pending in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas’ Complex Litigation Center.