Risperdal Litigation Court documents indicate that more than 1,200 Risperdal lawsuits have been filed in the Pennsylvania mass tort on behalf of individuals who allegedly suffered gynecomastia and other side effects due to their use of the atypical antipsychotic. The case currently at trial involves a 20-year-old Plaintiff who was prescribed Risperdal when he was 8-years-old to treat symptoms of autism – then an off-label use of the drug. Like other claims pending in the litigation, his complaint accuses Johnson & Johnson and Janssen of failing to warn doctors and patients about the medication's association with the disorder, and of improperly promoting the medication for unapproved, off-label uses. As a bellwether case, the outcome of this trial could provide insight into how juries will rule in similar Risperdal gynecomastia lawsuits pending in the proceeding. (In Re: Risperdal Litigation, Case Number 100300296)