A Cobb County jury awarded a Buford woman $1.2 million in damages for burn injuries she suffered from a cappuccino machine at a QuikTrip convenience store in 2007, her attorney said Wednesday. Cynthia Nance, 52, was scalded Halloween night 2007 at a store in Jackson County when 190-degree water shot from the coffee machine because a part had been removed for cleaning. Nance was burned on her hand and arm as she held a cup below the nozzle, said her attorney, Nelson Tyrone III. Tyrone said his client now suffers from a permanent nerve disorder called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy syndrome and could suffer lifelong repercussions. The suit was heard in Cobb State Court because QT is headquartered in that county, a representative of Tyrone’s firm said. A jury awarded $1.2 million in compensatory damages in late December, and the parties settled punitive damages out of court for an undisclosed amount. Tyrone said the company offered to settle with his client before trial for $88,000.

AstraZeneca will pay $68.5 million as part of a multistate settlement over allegations that the drug
developer promoted its blockbuster psychiatric drug Seroquel for insomnia, Alzheimer's and other
unapproved uses. The New Jersey Attorney General's Office announced the agreement Thursday, describing it as the largest
multistate pharmaceutical settlement of its kind. New Jersey will receive $1.85 million from the deal with 36
other states and the District of Columbia as party to the settlement.

The states alleged that salespeople for AstraZeneca promoted its anti-psychotic Seroquel for off-label, or
unapproved uses, and did not disclose side effects of the pill, which include weight gain and muscle
spasms.