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
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a rare, life threatening disorder caused by a severe allergic reaction to medication. This allergic reaction often begins with flu-like symptoms, followed by a painful red or purplish rash that spreads and blisters, eventually causing the top layer of skin to die (necrosis) and shed. Patients are typically treated in a hospital's burn unit. If the skin lesions become infected, or the patient develops lesions in the lungs, death may result.
Allergic drug reactions are a major cause of death in the United States, causing more than 100,000 deaths among patients each year.
SJS is characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes in the mouth, throat, eyes, genital tract and intestinal tract.
Patients who have been diagnosed with SJS have reported taking over-the-counter drugs, prescription pain relievers and antibiotics such as Children’s Advil, Children’s Motrin, Depakote, Dilantin, Levaquin and Tegretol.
PLEASE SPEAK WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE DISCONTINUING USE OF ANY MEDICATION.
Most cases occur in adults between the ages of 20-40 years but SJS has been diagnosed in children as young as 3 months old.
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Syndrome (TENS) is a more severe form of SJS where an increased percentage of the skin is affected, usually 30% or more. With such a high percentage of the body’s skin cells undergoing necrosis (cell death), resulting in the loss of skin over a significant portion of the body the patient is left vulnerable to infection. Infection may lead to sepsis which is the leading cause of death for those with TENS.
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with SJS or TENS, or been hospitalized for a severe rash, contact the Law Office of d’Oliveira & Associates for a free, confidential consultation.
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.