Mass Tort Lawyers
The FDA has found an association between a contaminant in the blood-thinning drug heparin and severe adverse reactions which are being reported.
Our Mass Tort lawyers are willing to fight big drug companies and represent individuals who have been harmed by the pharmaceutical companies and by medical device companies. We are currently litigating cases involving Fosamax, Vioxx and Guidant Defibrillators. We are investigating cases involving Digitek, Paxil, Heparin Fentanyl Patches, Ortho Evra, ACE inhibitors or ACEIs, and Bausch & Lomb’s soft contact lens cleaning solution, ReNu with MoistureLoc®.
Our proven, experienced trial lawyers have earned a national reputation. Read more. Some of the matters in which we have been involved with represent precedent-setting changes in the law and accomplishments on behalf of our clients. These include:
Update: Increased Concern over Mounting Numbers of Reported Deaths and Serious Injuries Prompt the FDA to Order Testing of Medical Devices Containing Heparin
The FDA has found an association between a contaminant in the blood-thinning drug heparin and severe adverse reactions which are being reported.
Consumer Alert: Digitek Heart Failure Medications Recalled - A Serious Risk of Injury or Death to the Patient
On April 25, 2008 Actavis Totowa LLC (formerly known as Amide Pharmaceutical, Inc.) announced the Class I nationwide recall of all strengths of oral Digitek tablets, which is a brand name for digoxin tablets, USP 0.125 mg and 0.25 mg.
Victims' Fund Won't End I-35W Bridge Litigation
The recently passed bill creating an I-35W bridge victims' compensation fund should resolve the question of the state's potential liability to victims of the bridge collapse, but won't end bridge-related litigation against third parties.
Fentanyl Patches Recalled
On February 12, 2008, PriCara announced that patches containing the prescription painkiller “fentanyl” are being recalled.
Consumer Alert: Fosamax May Cause Osteonecrosis ("Jaw Death")
Fosamax is a medicine in the bisphosphonates family that is prescribed widely to prevent bone loss or the decrease of bone density. There have been reports that persons taking Fosamax have developed a severe problem in which bone in their jaws dies.
Four Awarded $1.86M in Derailment Damages
Firm attorneys Daniel O'Fallon and Wendy Zeller represented clients injured in 2002 when a Canadian Pacific train derailed, spilling a cloud of andydrous ammonia near Minot, N.D. Thirty-one cars in the Canadian Pacific train went off the tracks and five tank cars ruptured, releasing almost 221,000 gallons of the toxic chemicals. Click on this link to follow the derailment trial with reporter Jim Olson of KXMC news in Minot.
New Study Shows Women Using the Ortho Evra Birth-Control Patch Double Risk of Blood Clots Compared With Those Taking Birth Control Pill
Women using the Ortho Evra birth-control patch have twice the risk of developing blood clots than those who take the pill according to a new study funded by Ortho Women’s Health & Urology, the manufacturer of the patch.
Paxil Linked To Birth Defects and Congenital Malformations
U.S. health officials and GlaxoSmithKline are warning doctors about the risk of major birth defects in infants born to women who take Paxil® during their first trimester of pregnancy.
Latest News on VIOXX Recall
We are continuing to review claims related to the pain reliever VIOXX, which was withdrawn from the market on September 30, 2004 by Merck & Co., Inc. after a long-term clinical trial demonstrated an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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