We handle cases involving problems with the cox-2 inhibitor drugs.
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Vioxx has recently been pulled from the market because of cardiac problems.
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Celebrex was linked to similar problems.
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Aleve, an over the counter pain medication may also be harmful.
Congress in all likelihood will pass a class action "reform" bill next year that will effectively do away with class action benefits in most cases. Good for big business, bad for consumers and citizens.
Baycol
The West Law Firm represents many clients who suffer injury as a result of taking the cholesterol-lowering drug Baycol. This drug, introduced in 1999 by Bayer Corporation, has a high incidence of adverse effects ranging from muscle injury to life-threatening Rhabdomyolysis.
Insurance Bad Faith
Several insurance companies are currently using private services to arrive at values to be paid to an insured when their vehicle suffers a total loss. These services consistently provide automobile values that are less than the vehicle's full value.
Insurance Bad Faith
Within the insurance industry it is generally accepted that if your home is damaged to the extent that it requires three or more separate trades to repair, then you are entitled to an additional payment for contractor's profit and overhead. Some insurance companies agree to pay this additional benefit, but many do not. This failure to pay, what generally is a rather small additional benefit, saves insurance companies millions of dollars a year.
ZyPrexa, manufactured by Eli Lilly & Co., approved by the FDA in 1996 for treatment of schizophrenia and acute bipolar disorder, has been found to cause hyperglycemia and diabetes, including coma and death. Despite its limited market, ZyPrexa grew to become the third best selling drug in the world, with sales over $4.2 Billion in 2003, much of it from off label use.
Recent studies have linked Paxil, the popular antidepressant to an increased risk of suicidal tendencies. One study, by doctors at Boston University, found that suicidal thoughts or attempts increased in the first months after starting treatment, especially during the first ten days.