Landmark thalidomide payout offers hope for thousands

By Andrea Petrie
July 19 2012 - 3:00am
Ian Rowe, Lynette Rowe's father: 'You don't need arms and legs to change the world.'
Ian Rowe, Lynette Rowe's father: 'You don't need arms and legs to change the world.'

MOMENTS after Lynette Rowe's father began publicly praising her determination as the lead plaintiff in a landmark Australian thalidomide class action, the Melbourne woman - who yesterday reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with the drug's distributor - was overcome with emotion.

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