Opren settled out of court after intervention by property speculator Geoffrey Bradman

SpringerLink - Journal Article: "Abstract This UK paper on multiparty litigation looks at the Opren case. This concerned an anti-arthritic drug licensed in the UK between 1980 and 1982. While a number of drug users died, the most common adverse reaction was photosensitivity. The main legal action involved almost 1,500 plaintiffs and seven defendants. In the early summer of 1987 a court ruling on the funding of the action meant that 500 of the plaintiffs might have to withdraw. With the help of a multimillionaire and a media campaign, the parties reached a controversial settlement at the end of 1987. This paper focuses on the plaintiffs' case, the way the litigation proceeded through the courts and the nature of the settlement. It goes on to assess the problems the case highlighted in court procedures, legal aid and liability for defective drugs."http://www.springerlink.com/content/rk1241up6x047270/

Pressure Through Law - Google Books Resultby Harlow - 1992 - Political Science In the words of the judge, 'a fairy godparent' now appeared in the shape of Geoffrey Bradman, a property millionaire. Bradman agreed to under-write the ...books.google.com/books?isbn=0203991397... Geoffrey Bradman& from - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/wilderness-of-frozen-assets-as-the-receivers-begin-untangling-rosehaughs-tentacles-gail-counsell-traces-the-path-to-destruction-1561995.html Wilderness of frozen assets: As the receivers begin untangling Rosehaugh's tentacles, Gail Counsell traces the path to destruction Bradman was also increasingly distracted by high-profile social causes. From isolated examples, such as his 1974 offer to raise pounds 2.25m from businessmen to pay the striking miners to go back to work, he became involved in a variety of causes as the Eighties wore on, crusading for the anti-abortion movement, promoting campaigns on Aids, lead-free air and freedom of information, organising self-build housing schemes and masterminding the fight for compensation for Opren victims. He was continually finding something new to absorb his energies.