PHILADELPHIA, PA–On February 23, a jury awarded $2.5 million in damages to a 20-year-old man with autism who took Johnson & Johnson's antisphycotic drug Risperdal as a teen and grew size 44D breasts.

"This trial is important publicly because it provided for the first time a window into the real risks of the drug," said one of the man's attorneys, Thomas R. Kline of Kline & Specter, who has been trying drug cases for 37 years. 

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–For the first time since April 26, 1989, Johnson & Johnson's annual shareholders meeting will be held at the historic State Theatre in New Brunswick.

After frequent protests at previous shareholder meetings, the consumer products giant has quietly moved the big meeting, coming up on April 23 at 10 a.m., from its usual location, the Hyatt Regency Hotel, and has significantly shortened the meeting to one hour.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–McDonald’s announced on March 4 new menu sourcing initiatives and said it would only obtain chicken raised without antibiotics that are important to human medicine, according to a press release.

In addition, McDonald’s restaurants in the U.S. will offer customers milk jugs of low-fat white milk and fat-free chocolate milk from cows that are not treated with rbST, an artificial growth hormone.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–Hub City healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced on March 27 that it has entered into a collaboration with Google to develop surgical robotics for the benefit of surgeons, patients and health care systems.

Based in Mountain View, California, Google is one of the largest technology companies in the United States with more than 53,000 employees.

TOMS RIVER, NJ—Sky Blue FC, a professional team in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) will host Rutgers University's team at Toms River North High School on March 29, in a match that will conclude its 2015 preview series.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., and admission is free for all spectators.

Sky Blue has not allowed a single goal in its previous three preseason games this month. The club played: St. John’s, UNC, and Penn State.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–Some labor groups are aiming to expand their efforts to increase wages and are gearing up to “take on drugstore chains,” according to a report from Reuters News Service.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and TJ Maxx have already announced wage hikes, and Target Corp. will raise its minimum wage to $9 per hour, according to multiple reports.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–At 8pm on Friday, March 27, the George Street RadioShack closed for the last time.

Remaining merchandise was being sold off at 80-90% discounts, and popular items included car chargers for cellular phones, cables, and lots of batteries for various cell phones.

But the electronics store closed for good following Friday’s day of business.  It had been in that location since 1999, one year after the New Brunswick Development Corporation's Liberty Plaza redevelopment opened.