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As attorneys that are representing children born with birth defects after taking Paxil, Wellbutrin, Zoloft, and Effexor, we wanted to advise that an Ohio woman has filed a lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline with the client alleging Paxil caused birth defects.
Zoloft Birth Defects Similar to Paxil Birth Defects
In March 2014, Katherine Kiker, an Ohio woman, filed a lawsuit against Smithkline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline claiming that Paxil, the antidepressant she took while she was pregnant, caused severe birth defects to her child. She filed suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In the suit, Kiker also named her minor child, C. S., as a plaintiff. According to Kiker, her child has been diagnosed with infant respiratory distress syndrome and ventricular septal defect (VSD). The child alleges per Kiker to continue to suffer from these conditions. Attorneys in the suit have cited several causes of action including but not limited to negligence, failure to warn and fraud. Kiker was seeking compensation for all general and economic damages, lost earnings, medical expenses and punitive damages, as well as all costs associated with pursuing the lawsuit.
Paxil is a brand name that GSK has used in its marketing of the generic medicine Paroxetine, one of several drugs known as selective seratin reuptake inhibitors. The use of the drug was for adults only but never for pregnant women. The plaintiff in this case asserted that she took Paxil as prescribed by her doctor while she was pregnant with C.S. Kiker claims that during her pregnancy, GSK knew that Paxil posed a propound risk of cardiac birth defects in babies whose mothers had taken Paxil while pregnant.
Just two years ago, according to the lawsuit, the United States Department of Justice announced that GSK had agreed to plead guilty and pay Three Billion dollars in punitive damages to resolve both federal and civil allegations regarding the company’s illegal promotion of the drug. The lawsuit contends that GSK promoted Paxil to pregnant women, in fact suggesting that it was safer than other similar medications, such as Prozac and Zoloft.
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If your child was born with a birth defect and you or a loved one took Zoloft during the first trimester or pregnancy, please contact us immediately.
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