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
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that it would undertake a safety review of Botox, Botox Cosemtic and Myobloc. The announcement came after the FDA received reports of serious adverse reaction, including respiratory failure and even death.
According to FDA the adverse reactions involved Botox injections for FDA approved and non-approved or “off label” usages. Off-label uses, though not prohibited or necessarily inappropriate, are not FDA approved. Some of the most serious injuries occurred in children treated for limb spasticity associated with cerebral palsy. Treatment of spasticity is not an FDA approved use of Botulism toxins in adults or children.
The adverse events appear to be related to the spread of the toxin to areas in the body beyond the injection site and mimic symptoms of botulism, which may include difficulty swallowing, weakness and breathing problems.
The agency is not advising health care professionals to discontinue prescribing these products at this time. It will continue its review of safety data from clinical studies submitted by the drug’s manufacturer, post marketing adverse events reports and medical literature before issuing any public notice regarding it’s conclusions, recommendations and any regulatory actions.
If you or a loved one suffered a serious injury or death as a possible result of using Botox or Myobloc, you may want to contact a Botox attorney or a Myobloc attorney. An injury lawyer familiar with new developments in the investigation of these products may be able to help you make important personal and legal decisions.
Please contact the law offices of d'Oliveira & Associates at 1-800-992-6878 or fill out a contact form for a free legal consultation.