Eight more people in UK sue Grünenthal and Diageo over thalidomide

A group of people who claim that they were damaged by the drug thalidomide before their birth have launched a compensation claim at the High Court in London, more than 50 years after they were born.

Eight claimants have filed a negligence action against the drug’s German manufacturer, Grünenthal, and against Diageo, which took over the drug company’s UK distributor, Distillers. The solicitor for the …