A series of lawsuits have been filed in Marion County court alleging that drug manufacturer Eli Lilly downplayed the side effects of its obesity and diabetes drugs.
Roughly forty such suits were filed in the past month.
The suits allege that the two companies minimized the risks of taking their respective weight loss drugs while overplaying the weight loss benefits. Some plaintiffs in the case reported needing emergency treatments after facing debilitating vomiting, abdominal pain and other side effects…