Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation
Millions of people have used Accutane® over time, and many of them have suffered from Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis or rectal bleeding. If you or a loved one, has suffered from one of these conditions you may have a strong legal position that warrants additional analysis. Rather than taking on a corporate giant by yourself, you need to seek legal help in order to clarify that position. You can do so by contacting the experienced lawyers at SLChapman LLC for a free initial consultation. E-mail SLChapman LLC at accutane@lakinchapman.com, or call (800) 851-5523 today. For more information about the Accutane® Litigation click here.
If you or a loved one has been prescribed Actos® to treat type 2 diabetes, then please continue reading. In June 2011, the FDA issued a safety announcement "informing the public that use of the diabetes medication Actos® (pioglitazone) for more than one year may be associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer. Information about the risk will be added to the Warnings and Precautions section of the label for pioglitazone-containing medicines. The patient Medication Guide for these medicines will also be revised to include information on the rise of bladder cancer." Millions of people have been prescribed Actos® to treat type 2 diabetes, and many of them have suffered from urinary bladder cancer.
Symptoms of urinary bladder cancer include:
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blood or red color in urine
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urgent need to urinate
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pain while urinating
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pain in back or lower abdomen
If you or a loved one has suffered from urinary bladder cancer as a result of taking Actos®, then you may have a strong legal position that warrants additional analysis. Rather than taking on a corporate giant by yourself, you need to seek legal help in order to clarify that position. You can do so by contacting the experienced lawyers at SLChapman LLC for a free initial consultation. E-mail SLChapman LLC at actos@lakinchapman.com, or call (800) 851-5523 today. For more information and frequently asked questions about the Actos® Litigation click here.
If you or a loved one had hip replacement surgery after July of 2003, then please continue reading. On August 24, 2010, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. ("DePuy") issued a recall for its ASRTM XL Acetabular System ("ASRTM"). According to DePuy, "data recently received by [DePuy] shows that more people than expected who received the ASR Hip System experienced pain and other symptoms that led to a second hip replacement surgery, called a revision surgery." Many lawsuits have been filed regarding the recalled ASRTM hip replacement system. Recently, the panel on Multi-District Litigation ("MDL") approved the centralization of many of the cases regarding the recalled ASRTM hip replacement system in the Northern District of Ohio (In re: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. ASRTM Hip Implant Products; Case No. 10-MD-2197).
DePuy also manufactured the Pinnacle® Acetabular Cup System ("Pinnacle®") that was released in the market in 2001. The Pinnacle® system has not been recalled by DePuy, but reports indicate that over 1,300 adverse reports have been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding failures or complications with the Pinnacle® system, and several lawsuits have been filed regarding the Pinnacle® system.
Symptoms of failure and/or complications with an ASRTM or Pinnacle® hip replacement system that may indicate a need for further medical care and possibly revision surgery include: pain, swelling, and problems walking. The symptoms could be a sign of:
- Loosening of the implant - the implant does not stay attached to the bone in the correct position,
- Fracturing of the bone around the implant,
- Dislocation of the implant - the two parts of the implant that move against each other are no long aligned, or
- Reaction to metal debris - soft tissue damage due to metal debris from the ball and socket components of the implant.
You can get help by contacting the experienced lawyers at SLChapman LLC for a free initial consultation. E-mail SLChapman LLC at hip@lakinchapman.com, or call (800) 851-5523 today. For more information and frequently asked questions about the DePuy Litigation click here.
Pradaxa® is a prescription medicine used to reduce the risk of stroke and blood clots, typically in people who have a medical condition called atrial fibrillation. Pradaxa® is a blood thinner medicine, also known as an anticoagulant, intended to lower the chance of blood clots forming in your body. However, Pradaxa® has been shown to cause severe bleeding in some people leading to serious injury or even death. Pradaxa® is currently being investigated by the FDA. If you or a family member have taken Pradaxa® and have experienced ANY symptoms related to excessive bleeding causing severe injury or death, you may be entitled to compensation. Let the experienced attorneys at SLChapman help you in your fight against a pharmaceutical giant. Contact SLChapman for a free consultation. E-mail SLChapman at Pradaxa@slchapman.com, or call (800) 851-5523.
FDA July 13, 2011, "Transvaginally placed mesh... does not conclusively improve clinical outcomes over traditional non-mesh repair" and "remains a serious concern."
If you or a loved one had tranvaginal mesh ("TVM") surgically implanted for pelvic organ prolapsed ("POP") and/or stress urinary incontinence ("SUI"), then please continue reading. In October 2008, the FDA issued a public health warning on complications associated with TVM placement of surgical mesh for POP and SUI. The notification described the complications as "rare," and was not specific to any manufacturer or brand. On July 13, 2011, the FDA issued an update to the October 2009 public health warning stating that surgical mesh for TVM repair of POP as an area of "continuing serious concern." The update reclassified the complications as "not rare," and that "transvaginally placed mesh in POP repair does not conclusively improve clinical outcomes over traditional non-mesh repair."
Symptoms of defective TVM that may indicate a need for further medical care and possible revision and/or corrective surgery include: severe pain sitting, walking, incontinence, loss of sexual sensation, pain with sexual intercourse, and others.
Many lawsuits have been filed nationwide regarding defective TVM. Manufacturers of TVM that are currently involved in litigation include:
(1) American Medical Systems;
(2) Boston Scientific;
(3) Bard;
(4) Johnson & Johnson (Ethicon).
Other TVM manufacturers who are currently not involved in litigation include:
(1) Coloplast (formerly Mentor products);
(2) Caldera Medical;
(3) Cook Medical;
(4) Tyco Healthcare.
If you are currently experiencing problems associated with defective TVM, have had revision surgery to remove defective TVM, or have had corrective surgery to correct defective TVM, then you can get help by contacting the experienced lawyers at SLChapman LLC for a free initial consultation. E-mail SLChapman LLC at TVM@lakinchapman.com, or call (800) 851-5523 today. For more information and frequently asked questions about the Transvaginal Mesh Litigation click here.
SLChapman LLC has filed a case against Yaz. The lawsuit is against certain Bayer companies as the manufacturer and marketer of the pharmaceutical drug Yaz, an oral contraceptive, and seeks to hold Bayer responsible for blood clots and other personal and financial injuries. Yaz, unlike most other birth control pills, contains drospirenone. Oral contraceptives containing drospirenone have been associated with significantly higher risk of blood clots (venuous thrombosis) than other oral contraceptives. Among other things, the lawsuit alleges that Bayer knew but failed to tell those who took Yaz of its dangerous side-effects, and alleges that Bayer mislead consumers by overstating the efficacy of Yaz, without disclosing the increased risks. The suit alleges that Bayer is strictly liable for the drug's defective design, its defective manufacturing, and/or Bayer's inadequate warnings. For more information about the lawsuit please click here or you may contact SLChapman LLC at complex@lakinchapman.com, or call (800) 851-5523.
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