The following are the most talked about defective drug lawsuits that dominated medical litigations scenario in 2014 and continue to be in the news in 2015. If you are a Tennessee resident (or from another state), please contact us to see if we can help.
- Xarleto Lawsuit
Will Xalerto lawsuit go Pradax way? The blockbuster blood thinner promoted as a safe and secure alternative has been linked to irreversible and uncontrolled internal bleeding. About 200 deaths and 680 adverse events caused by the drug between January and May 2014 make it one of the most reported medications with side effects in 2014. At least 150 patients died and another 2100 suffered injuries following the drug ingestion in 2013.
Over 30 Xalerto lawsuits are pending in the federal court system. A multidistrict litigation has been established in a Louisiana Eastern District court. The number of lawsuits may go into thousands, as Xalerto are evaluating large number of wrongful death and injury claims associated with the anticoagulant.
Over 4,000 Pradaxa lawsuits filed against its maker Boehringer Ingelheim were settled in May 2014 for $650 million. In December 2014, the USMDL ordered pre-trial centralization of two dozens of Xarelto lawsuits filed in 10 different states in the court of Judge Eldon E. Fallon of Louisiana Eastern District.
- Testosterone Therapy Lawsuit
In 2015, testosterone therapy lawsuit may emerge as the most talked about defective drug litigation. With millions of consumer using these supplements available in gel, patches, and pills are steadily being educated about heart attack risks and how manufacturers sell them diseases in the name of drugs.
Low-T supplements when used for lifestyle purposes have the potential to cause blood clotting, strokes, heart attack, and even death. Researchers have also linked these sex-boosting hormones to colon cancer, diabetes and metabolic problems, blockages, kidney problems, and liver disorders.
With about 300 lawsuits filed and many in the pipeline, testosterone therapy lawyers expect the litigation to grow in to thousands of Androgel lawsuits, Andrderm lawsuits, Testim lawsuits, Depo-Testosterone lawsuits, Axiron lawsuits, and Testopel lawsuits. The first Androgel lawsuit is expected to go for trial in October 2016, according to the MDL case management order by Illinois Judge Matthew Kennelly.
- Zoloft Lawsuit
Zoloft lawyers were busy throughout 2014 evaluating birth defect claims linked to the drug ingestion by pregnant women. This year is expected to keep them busy with further with the steady expansion of the MDL centralized at the court of Judge Cynthia M. Rufe of Pennsylvania.
Zoloft antidepressant, according to plaintiffs and researchers, results in deformities, malformations, and life-threatening disorders in newborns, including
- Fatal lung and respiratory problems
- Heart defects requiring life-long surgical interventions
- Brain and cranial malformations
- Spine and neural tube defects
- Sever neurological and physical defects
Pfizer, manufacturer of the SSRI antidepressant, has been defending over 500 Zoloft lawsuits seeking product liability for not disclosing the drug’s pregnancy-linked adverse events. Children, as young as three weeks, have undergone open heart surgeries following serious heart attacks caused by prenatal exposure to the drug.
- Effexor Lawsuit
The coining of the word “ Effexor Baby” by medical professionals demonstrates how catastrophic are side effects of SSRI and SNRI antidepressants when ingested during pregnancy. The drug, one of the most prescribed drugs, has forced thousands of expectant mothers to rethink over taking antidepressants to save their baby from the impacts of their mental stress and depressive disorders.
Effexor side effects include fatal persistent pulmonary hypertension that causes just-born babies to die of sudden respiratory failure. Hypoplastic heart and other cardiovascular defects not only require surgical interventions at a tender age, but also severe compromise their quality of life. Delayed development, neurological disorders, and limb deformities are also common in such children
At least 100 Effexor lawsuits have been filed in the last six months. The litigation is expected to grow manifold and become one of the most prominent defective drug lawsuits in the coming days.
To know about the process for filing Effexor lawsuit, Zoloft lawsuit, Xalerto lawsuit, Androgel lawsuit or similar defective drug injury claims seeking product liability for drug maker’s actions and inactions, please contact us or call on 1-800-632-1404.