Product Liability Lawyer Blog

A California State Court judge has certified a class action lawsuit brought by consumers who used the MoisturePlus Contact Lens Solution against Abbott Medical Optics, previously known as Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.

It is believed that the contacts lens solution contains bacteria and that those who have used this product, including those who reside in Atlanta, Georgia or elsewhere in the southeast, face blindness and other ocular & eye related complications.

If you or a loved one has been injured by the moistureplus contact lens solution or by any other defective pharmaceutical product in Atlanta, anywhere around Georgia or the United States, please visit my websites, www.atlantainjurylawyer.net, www.samlevine.com or email or contact my law office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law 24/7 @ (404) 303-8875 for a free consultation.

Sam Levine, Esq.
"Your Atlanta and Georgia Defective Consumer Product Lawyer"

Bayer, the maker of the oral contraceptives Yaz & Yasmin and Teva Pharma, the maker of Ocella, continue to be named as defendants in product liability lawsuits alleging a multitude of injuries caused by these drugs. Specifically, Female Plaintiff's are alleging that the ingestion of these oral contraceptives has caused vascular and circulatory complications such as deep vein thrombosis & pulmonary embolisms.

It is argued in the lawsuits that Bayer and Teva should have known that their respective oral contraceptive drugs put women at a higher risk of experiencing these serious complications.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed after taking Yaz, Yasmin or Ocella in Atlanta, anywhere around Georgia, in the United States or anywhere around the world, please visit my websites, www.atlantainjurylawyer.net, www.samlevine.com or email or contact my law office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law 24/7 for a free consultation.

Sam Levine, Esq.
"Your Atlanta, Georgia & Global Oral Contraceptive Lawyer"

Reglan, a drug that is prescribed to treat gastrointestinal disorders, has been linked to various neurological disorders, one of which is known as tardive dyskinesia, whose such side effects cause random body movements to include arms, legs and fingers.

The generic name of Reglan is Metoclopramide and the FDA issued a warning about the drug's potential dangerous side effects at the beginning of 2009.

If you or a loved one are has been adversely affected by this or any other drug or defective product and are in search of a Reglan Attorney, I would invite you to visit either one of my two websites, www.samlevine.com or www.atlantainjurylawyer.net or please contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law, 24/7 at (404) 303-8875.

The Ortho Evra patch was introduced to the market, including Atlanta, Georgia, for woman as a quick and efficient alternative form of contraception. Unfortunately, since the Ortho Evra patch hit the market and has been used by some four million women, there have been reports of almost two dozen injuries sustained by women that estrogen related.

Towards the end of 2005, the FDA announced a revision in the Ortho Evra labeling which now makes users more aware of the increased dose of estrogen the patch provides and the risks associated with that increased hormone level.

The contraceptive patch, made only by Johnson & Johnson in the form of the Ortho Evra patch is a synthetic hormone contraceptive. By releasing a specific amount of estrogen and other hormones through the patch and into the body, ovulation is inhibited and pregnancy is therefore prevented. There have long been risks associated with taking any kind of oral contraceptive, including elevated risks of blood clots and heart attack, particularly in smokers.

The Ortho Evra patch carries the same risks for potential side effects including some weight gain, urinary tract infections, skin problems, headaches and changes to menstrual flow. Other side effects can include breast tenderness, including enlargement, depression and nausea. The main issue with the patch is that the method of delivering the estrogen into the body may mean that higher levels of the hormone are being released and therefore potentially increasing risks. In fact, the drug maker has stipulated to the fact that the patch releases up to 60% more estrogen than an oral contraceptive. There have been studies that show an increased risk of thromboembolic episodes, or blood clots related to the patch and studies that counter those findings.

In April of 2006 it was widely reported that Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries have been settling a number of wrongful death and product liability lawsuits related to the Ortho Evra birth control patch. Specifically, Ortho-Mcneil in Raritan, N.J. have been approaching all claimants and attorneys and have already paid out millions of dollars to women and the families of women who have been injured or killed by the Ortho Evra patch.

If you or a loved one has been injured or died as a result of the use of the Ortho Evra patch in Atlanta, Georgia, anywhere in or outside the United States, I would invite you to please visit either one of my two websites, www.samlevine.com or www.atlantainjurylawyer.net or contact my law office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

According to experts, the MRI contrast, Gadolinium has been connected to a rash of skin diseases and kidney related problems, this according to an October 25, 2008 study.

MRI's are routinely administered to help doctors diagnose various medical conditions. The MRI contrast and in many cases Gadolinium, is typically injected into someone prior to the MRI and is designed to light up the particular area of the body during the test to help the Radiologist and treating doctors see the problematic area more clearly to provide better diagnoses and treatment to the patient.

However, Gadolinium is causing an unfortunate onset of skin conditions and conditions usually seen in kidney patients that adversely affect the joints and eyes. At the urging of the FDA, the maker of Gadolinium has begun to include a warning label on the packaging of the allegedly defective product.

If you or a loved one has been injured or adversely affected by Gadolinium or any other defective product in Atlanta, anywhere in Georgia or the United States, I would invite you to please visit my websites www.samlevine.com, www.atlantinjurylawyer.net or contact my law office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

According to the FDA, two people have already died after taking the diabetes drug, Byetta marketed by San Diego based Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lily & Co.

The FDA confirms that earlier warnings were given about the dangers of Byetta and what is even more disturbing is that FDA has received six new reports of patients developing a dangerous form of pancreatitis while taking Byetta.

FDA's most recent report builds on their October 2007report that some 30 patients developed pancreatitis, abdominal pain and nausea after taking Byetta. In all, in excess of 700,000 patients globally have been administered the injectable drug since it hit the market in early summer 2005.

If you or a loved one has been adversely affected by Byetta or any other defective drug, which is supposed to help, not hurt you and you need information or assistance, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed within the past couple of weeks against Pfizer over allegations that its smoking cessation drug, Chantix, caused David Collins of Gas City, Indiana to commit suicide. The wrongful death lawsuit claims that Pfizer failed to properly warn Chantix users about psychiatric side effects.

The wrongful death lawsuit was filed on behalf of Collins' estate and on behalf of Collins' widow in Federal Court in Indianapolis. It is suspected and believed that Collins had no previous history of psychiatric problems, which is what spurred the wrongful death lawsuit in the wake of his suicide.

In addition to the Plaintiffs' claim that Chantix caused Collins' suicide, the wrongful lawsuit also alleges that the active ingredient in Chantix is derived from Cytosin, which has been linked to suicide, the documentation of which goes back 30 years.

If you or a loved one has been injured by this defective drug or has taken their own life and you would like info or assistance, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

Reports are in that bone strengthening drugs like Fosamax are actually doing more harm than good and are causing many who are taking this and other related osteoporosis drugs, to experience thigh bone and hip fractures. This has caused and led many to surmise that Fosamax is a defective drug.

It is believed that those individuals who have been taking Fosamax for five or more years are at the highest risk of sustaining a bone fracture. The bone fractures are not occurring in auto or traumatic accidents as could result to most anyone, but rather are happening to people who are merely walking or standing.

If you or a loved one has been injured by this or any other defective medication and you would like info or assistance, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

According to doctors at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, long-term use of Merck drug Fosamax (generic - bisphosphonate alendronate) could heighten the risk of fracture of the thigh bone, also referred to as the femur.

The contentions being promulgated by the experts is that prolonged use of alendronate may weaken bone metabolism thereby impeding the repair of small damage to the bones themselves, which increases the risk of fractures.

The study by Cornell involved a review of the femoral fractures of 70 patients admitted to their trauma center between 2002 and 2007. There are many in the medical, pharmaceutical and legal industries who believe that Merck knew about the defective nature of Fosamax, but did nothing about it.

If you or a loved one has been injured by the defective drug Fosamax and you would like info (information), help or assistance with the fallout, I would you to please visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

Bayer, the maker of blood clotting drug, Trasylol, announced that it plans to recall what is left of the allegedly defective medication from the US Markets - this, according to the FDA. In November of 2007, Trasylol was suspended for use in heart surgery by the FDA after a Canadian clinical study showed a heightened risk of death versus too other drugs that are used to manage blood loss during surgery.

Trasylol was previously used by patients who were at a higher risk of blood loss during coronary artery bypass surgery.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed by Trasylol or any other defective drug, I would invite you to visit my website www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

A drug known as Digitek administered to patients with heart problems, has been recalled by drug manufacturer, Actavis. The crux of the drug recall is that the medication itself is said to be double the thickness and strength of the normal dosage. It is believed that the consumption of this medication may lead to complications, including arrhythmia, decreased blood pressure and death.

The generic version, Digoxin, can cause a heightened risk of toxicity in patients who have or continue to experience renal failure. The proper amount of the Digoxin, notwithstanding the defective nature of the drug, is supposed to help strengthen a weak heart and suppress fluttering and erratic heartbeats. Some patients are alleging personal injuries related to the drug, including liver failure.

FDA warnings about the defective drug go back to 1999, so Actavis has got some explaining to do, especially as Digitek patients continue to claim personal injuries from the defective drug.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed by this or any other defective drug, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

Drug maker giant, Pfizer, the maker of Celebrex and Bextra, have already reached settlements with hundreds of claimants and plaintiffs who maintain that the defective drugs caused them to have heart attacks and strokes.

Pfizer has been actively trying to settle the defective drug lawsuits involving Celebrex and Bextra and has set aside a half a billion dollars to do so. Vioxx maker Merck on the other hand is resigned to litigate the suits to trial.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed by Celebrex, Bextra, Vioxx any other defective drug, I would invite you to please visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law

Following multiple studies and the recall of Trasylol, Bayer, the drug maker, is now facing a multitude of injury and wrongful death claims. The blood thinning medication was expected to be a huge money maker for Bayer, but as complications during and after surgery occurred, including amputation of limbs, kidney failure and death, Bayer under internal and FDA pressure, yanked the medicine.

The unfortunate thing is that there were other blood thinning medications besides Trasylol that could have been used during open heart surgeries that were much cheaper and safer. It is estimated that over 1,000 people per month have died as a direct result of complications brought on by Trasylol.

If you or a loved one has been injured or died as a result of Trasylol, I would encourage you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

A defective drug lawsuit has been filed in Federal Court in Illinois against Heparin maker Baxter Healthcare in the wake of a near fatal adverse reaction experienced by the user. The defective drug lawsuit seeks compensatory damages for pain and suffering as well as punitive damages as the Plaintiff asserts that Baxter knew that the Heparin was contaminated.

In March of this year, the FDA announced that the active ingredient in Heparin was contaminated at some of its manufacturing plants in China. A month prior, in February, Baxter came out and said that they voluntarily recalled its defective drug Heparin sodium injection.

If you or a loved one has been injured or died as a result of this or any other defective drug, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

In what is believed to be a unprecedented class action suit against the maker of childhood vaccines, some 5,000 families will be in court over the next few weeks contending that mercury contained in defective vaccine, caused autism in their children.

The families, many of whom have been waiting for close to five years for their day in court, will be making their way shortly to the "federal vaccine court", which is a special court that hears and rules on the defective vaccine suits. If the court, based upon the evidence and testimony, renders a decision in favor the the claimants, all awards will be paid out of a designated federal fund.

One family that is at the forefront of the Vaccine-Autism Claim is a family in Atlanta, Georgia, the Polings, who settled out of court, will receive money from the federal fund for people harmed by vaccine. In the lawsuit, the Polings claimed that their daughter, who was a year and a half, was administered five vaccines back in July of 2000.

The burden of proof in the federal vaccine court is identical to civil court - by a preponderance of the evidence. That is, the parents will need to prove that it is more likely than not that the vaccines caused the autism and autism-like symptoms, which should not be too difficult, given the direct and circumstantial evidence at the disposal of the Plaintiffs.

If you have any children that have been harmed or adversely effected, I would invite you to please visit my website www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

The FDA has just issued a subpoena to Botox maker, Allergan Inc., to obtain marketing related documents from the company about the use of the defective drug for headaches. Botox is generally used to relax wrinkles. Here, however, FDA suspects that the Botox maker is attempting to promote the defective product to relieve pain from headaches, which, no pun intended, FDA is frowning upon.

FDA is presently looking at Botox and similar defective drugs in the wake of reported adverse reactions experienced by numerous people using the drug for headaches resulting in hospitalization, muscle spasm and even death.

If you or a loved one has been harmed by this or a similar defective drug, I would invite you to please visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

Some 22,000 people's lives were needlessly snuffed out because of Bayer's colossal failure to recall its Bayer Ag drug, Trasylol, that is used during surgery to stop and control bleeding during open heart surgery. In the fall of last year, the drug was withdrawn after the FDA requested Bayer to do so after finding out from a study that connected the medicine to organ failure requiring dialysis.

Numerous Plaintiffs have filed wrongful death lawsuits against Bayer for injuries sustained while on the defective drug and more are expected.

If you or a loved one has been affected by this or any other defective drug, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

The FDA just warned consumers and the health care community that Heparin, made by Baxter Health Care, should not be used. Heparin has been linked to numerous illnesses and the deaths of at least a handful of people.

Before FDA issued this warning, Baxter asserted that it would stop making the defective medicine after it was reported that people were experiencing allergic reactions, which occurred within minutes after ingestion and included rapid heartbeat, nausea and swelling.

If you or a loved one has been adversely affected by this or any other defective or recalled medicine, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

Pharmaceutical giant, Baxter Healthcare has issued a drug recall on it's blood thinning drug, Heparin. The drug recall occurred on Friday, January 25, 2008 over safety concerns.

A preliminary drug recall took place on January 17 in the wake of numerous compaint from people over adverse effects, that have been reported to include abdominal pain, spiking blood pressure, nausea, shortness of breath, throat swelling and chest pain.

Baxter acknowledges that some of the adverse effects of the Heparin drug could be fatal, particularly in light of the fact that Heparin is mainly used by patients having or about to have various heart procedures. This in turn could lead to a flurry of wrongful death lawsuits.

You may be interested in reading my other article, Dennis Quaid Sues Drug Maker, Baxter Health Care, Over Defectively Designed Heparin Drug Labels.

If you have been harmed by this or any other drug, please feel free to visit my website, www.samlevine.com for more information or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.