Drug Recall LawsuitEveryday 1000's of innocent users of FDA recalled and approved products are becoming sick and 100's are being diagnosed with serious drug side effects due to diseases, cancers and illnesses from these so called tested FDA drugs and medical devices. Victims of these drugs are hiring lawyers to to file drug injury lawsuits to help them recover compensation for their injuries. If you have had serious or life changing side effects from a bad drug or medical device or implant, then call us to discuss your legal options. Call 1-800-883-9858 and talk to a Drug Recall Lawyer.
Prilosec and Nexium Kidney Failure LawsuitRecently, Nexium and Prilosec along with Prevacid has been in the news due to report of increased kidney failure and chronic kidney damage from extended use. Prilosec and Nexium lawsuits have already been filed and more are forthcoming. According to medical studies the risk of kidney failure from using these PPIs is increased almost 96% and an 25% increase in chronic kidney disease. If you or a loved one took Nexium, Prilosec or Prevacid and later were diagnosed with kidney failure, kidney damage or any injury to the renal system, then contact us for more information about a Kidney Failure Lawsuit
Just For Men Hair Dye LawsuitMillions of men have used hair dye products with no issues, however recently thousands of men have been using hair dyes and shampoos designed to color gray hair under the trade name, Just For Men. These hair dyes sold by Just for Men are manufactured by Combe, Inc. Thousands of men have suffered severe skin irritations, burns, blistering and swelling, including anaphylaxis. The ingredient PPD or p-Phenylenediamine appears to be the major cause of these hair dye injuries. Some black / African American men have actually had bleaching, depigmentation (loss of pigmentation) also known as vitiligo in the area of the mustache and upper lip causing severe issues, suffering, humilation and disfigurement. If this has happened to you, call us at 1-800-883-9858 or fill out the contact form.
Invokana Amputations, Kidney Failure & Ketoacidosis LawsuitsThe FDA is warning diabetic patients that the drugs Invokana and Invokamet and/or other Type 2 Diabetes medicines may be linked to increased risks of kidney failure, amputations, pancreatitis, kidney damage, possible bladder cancer, heart attacks or diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Invokana is a diabetes drug used to help control Type 2 diabetes. No Invokana recall or Invokamet recall has been announced or discussed by the FDA at this time. On May 18, 2016, the FDA announced new fuinding concerning an increased risk of Invokana and amputations. In particular the use of Invokana by diabetes and foot amputations, toe and leg amputations. FDA is alerting the public about interim safety results from an ongoing clinical trial that found an increase in leg and foot amputations, mostly affecting the toes, in patients treated with the diabetes medicine canagliflozin (Invokana, Invokamet). FDA noted that has not determined whether canagliflozin increases the risk of leg and foot amputations. Decreased blood supply to the lower legs, feet and toes may be culprit. FDA is currently investigating this new safety issue regarding amputations and Invokana and will update the public when more is known. If you have been injured as a result of Invokana use, then see: Invokana Lawsuit
Zofran Birth DefectsZofran a chemotherapy drug given to 100,000's pregnant women for nausea may be linked to increased risks of heart defects, cleft palate and cleft lip. Zofran during pregancy is not an approved use. The antidepressants Zoloft, Effexor, Pristiq, Celexa, Prozac, Paxil, and Lexapro and anti-nausea medications such as Zofran have been linked to increased heart defects including, hypoplastic left heart syndrome HLHS, Atrial Septal Defects (ASD), Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD), Transposition of great arteries / vessels, coarctation of the aorta (CoA), club foot, Shone's Complex Syndrome, bilateral club feet, cleft lip, cleft palate, aortic stenosis, pulmonary stenosis, abnormal cranial head /skull (craniosynostosis),spina bifida and neural tube defects, gastrochesis and omphalocle, In 2005 and again in 2006 the FDA warned women that are pregnant or might get pregnant not to take certain antidepressants during pregnancy. Not all antidepressants contained this pregnancy warning.
IVC Filter LawsuitIVC Filters, or inferior vena cava filters can cause injury and dangerous side effects and may warrant an IVC Filter Lawsuit. These filters often called Greenfield Filters or umbrella filters are implanted in the inferior vena cava, a large vein that flows to the heart from the lower body. The IVC filters are intended to collect and trap blood clots before the clots can migrate to vital organs such as the heart or lungs. Unfortunately, some of these IVC filters break down in the body or in some other way malfunction, causing a variety of IVC injuries. More than 50% of the filters may be causing injuries or death These filters can cause perforation, fracture, migration and the inability to retrieve the filter from the body Some filter fractures have occurred in which the filter starts breaking up and then injuring the lungs, the heart of the inferior vena cava veins and even death. If you or a loved one has had a IVC filter and it has caused problems, then call us at 1-800-883-9858 |