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Largest Dangerous Drug Settlements
A middle-aged woman sustained serious heart valve injury (i.e.
primary pulmonary hypertension) from taking a prescribed diet drug
Redux, which contains Fen/Phen. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced drug injury
firm who settled the case.
$2.5 Million Settlement
A wife and mother of two children died of a cerebral hemorrhage
after taking an over the counter diet drug diet drug containing
Ephedra. The deceased’s husband contacted our firm for help.
Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced product liability attorney who settled
the case.
$900,000 Settlement
We were co-counsel in a case involving a dietary supplement with
PPA. The client suffered a stroke and had a brain bleed that required
two surgeries. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced product liability attorney
who settled the case.
$ 750,000 Settlement
A teenager committed suicide after taking an anti-depressant drug
for several weeks. The young boy’s life was cut short just
one week before his birthday. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced product liability
attorney who settled the case.
$1.25 Million Settlement
Our client was the mother of a one year old child who was born with a complex cardiovascular condition. The child was diagnosed with arterial septal defect, ventricular septal defect and congestive heart failure, all conditions caused by the mother's use of Paxil during the first trimester of her pregnancy. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced drug injury firm who settled the case.
$800,000 Settlement
When Baycol was removed from the market in 2001, we were contacted by many Rhode Islanders who were injured by this medication. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced attorney in pharmaceutical litigation, who was successful in negotiating a multi-million dollar settlement for several clients.
$2 Million in total Settlements
Due to taking the drug zyprexa, a number of our clients developed type 2 diabetes as a side effect. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with a pharmaceutical litigation law firm, who was successful in negotiating a multi-million dollar settlement for our clients.
$3.8 Million in total
Settlements
A Connecticut man was diagnosed with Type II diabetes after using the medication, Zyprexa. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced attorney in pharmaceutical litigation, and the case was settled out of court.
$500,000 Settlement
Risk of Bladder Cancer When Using Diabetes Drug, Pioglitazone / Actos
On June 15, 2011, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Safety Announcement advising the use of the diabetes medication, pioglitazone, may be associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer. Pioglitazone is sold under the product name, Actos. Other diabetes medications including pioglitazone include Actoplus Met, Actoplus Met XR and Duetact.
If you or a loved one has been harmed by the use of Actos, or other medications containing pioglitazone, the personal injury attorneys at the law offices of d’Oliveira & Associates, P.C. can help you. You may need to speak with a personal injury lawyer who can assist you in making important personal and legal decisions. If appropriate, one of our attorneys can help you get the compensation you deserve
The FDA’s Safety Announcement comes after data was evaluated from an ongoing study involving 193,000 people, age 40 years or older with type 2 diabetes. The data indicates people using pioglitazone or medications including pioglitazone, for more than 12 months have a 40 percent higher risk of developing bladder cancer.
The FDA has not banned Actos or medications containing pioglitazone, although those with bladder cancer are warned against using these medications.
France banned pioglitazone in June 2011 after a study of 1.5 million people found an increased risk of bladder cancer, especially in men.
PLEASE SPEAK WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE DISCONTINUING USE OF ACTOS OR ANY OTHER PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION
Contact the law offices of d’Oliveira & Associates, P.C.
If you believe that you or a loved one has been injured by Actos or a medication containing pioglitazone, you may want to speak with an attorney who can assist you with a claim. An injury lawyer familiar with new developments in the investigation of Actos/pioglitazone may be able to help you. d’Olivieira & Associates, P.C. is working with some of the leading lawyers in the country who are handling these cases.
Please contact the law offices of d'Oliveira & Associates, P.C. at 1-800-992-6878 or fill out a contact form for a free legal consultation.