A federal jury in Chicago said on Thursday that Endo International’s Auxilium unit was not responsible for the heart attack a man suffered while using the company’s testosterone replacement drug Testim. The verdict was a victory for the drugmaker in its first trial over allegations it defectively designed Testim, a skin gel, and negligently misrepresented its risks. Thursday’s verdict involved Steve Holtsclaw of Tennessee, who had been using Testim for more than half a year to treat chronic fatigue. He suffered a heart attack in July 2014 and was hospitalized twice, but has since recovered.
