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Practice Areas

Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Injuries

Prescription Drug Recalls and Dangerous Side Effects

Leaders Among Attorneys

Lieff Cabraser has been a leader in some of the most important personal injury lawsuits involving recalled prescription drugs. For example, we successfully represented hundreds of clients who suffered serious heart or lung damage after ingesting the diet drugs popularly known as "Fen-Phen." In California, we were appointed to the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee in the California Coordinated Fen-Phen Proceedings. We were also appointed to the Plaintiffs' Management Committee to organize and direct all Fen-Phen cases filed in federal court.

Legal Rights of the Injured

The law in most states provides several personal injury claims for persons who have been seriously injured by a prescription drug. These claims include strict liability for a defective product, breach of warranty, negligence, and misrepresentation. Damages sought against pharmaceutical companies for dangerous drug side effects and injuries include:

  • Physical pain and suffering, mental anguish and physical impairment;
  • Medical expenses, past and future; and
  • Loss of earnings and/or earning capacity.

 In the case of a patient's death, the family of the victim may file a wrongful death action and seek damages.

Successes

Case Result
Baycol

We represented approximately 200 Baycol patients who suffered injuries or family members of patients who died allegedly as a result of ingesting Baycol. Our clients reached confidential, favorable settlements with Bayer.

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Confidential settlements
Albuterol

Lieff Cabraser served on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in a class action lawsuit against Copley Pharmaceutical (which manufactured  the bronchodilator drug Albuterol) after a microorganism was found to have contaminated the solution.

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$150 million settlement
Vioxx

Lieff Cabraser represented patients that suffered heart attacks or strokes, and the families of loved ones who died, after having being prescribed the arthritis and pain medication Vioxx.

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$4.85 billion settlement

Current Cases

Case Issue
Yasmin, Yaz & Ocella

Lieff Cabraser represents patients injured and families of loved ones who died while taking Yaz birth control or Yasmin oral contraceptive.

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Dangerous side effects
Fen-Phen Diet Drugs

In 1997, Lieff Cabraser filed the first class action lawsuit in federal court based on life-threatening side effects of the diet drugs Fen-Phen. We continue to represent patients who have suffered serious heart injuries due to these dangerous diet drugs.

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$4.75 billion settlement
Fosamax

Bisphosphonates such as Fosamax are a class of drugs that are used to slow bone loss associated with osteoporosis. New research shows long-term use of these drugs may actually increase the risk of certain fractures in the femur, the thick bone of the thigh.

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Atypical femur fractures
Boniva

In 2010 the FDA issued a warning to patients and physicians that use of drugs like Boniva for more than 5 years may pose a heightened risk of a rare type of thigh bone (femur) fracture.

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Atypical femur fractures
Actonel

In 2010 the FDA issued a warning to patients and physicians that use of drugs like Actonel for more than 5 years may pose a heightened risk of a rare type of thigh bone (femur) fracture.

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Atypical femur fractures
Bone Drugs and Femur Fractures

Bisphosphonates such as Actonel, Boniva, and Fosamax, are a class of drugs that are used to slow bone loss associated with osteoporosis. New research shows long-term use of these drugs may actually increase the risk of certain fractures in the femur, the thick bone of the thigh

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Atypical femur fractures
Pain Relievers and Severe Skin Reactions

In lawsuits filed against Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, the manufacturer of Advil, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, the manufacturer of Motrin and Tylenol, and patients have charged that the drug manufacturers concealed from the FDA and the American public critical safety information regarding dangerous side effects and the increased risks of SJS and TEN associated with Advil, Motrin and Tylenol.

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Adverse drug reactions
Advil and Stevens Johnson Syndrome

Advil, which contains Ibuprofen and is made and sold by Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, has been associated with the dangerous and sometimes fatal skin conditions Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN).

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Adverse drug reactions
Motrin and Stevens Johnson Syndrome

Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) are potentially fatal, severe allergic reactions that have been linked to Ibuprofen, the active in Motrin.

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Adverse drug reactions
Tylenol and Stevens Johnson Syndrome

Acetaminophen, the active ingredient used in Tylenol, has been linked to Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN), both of which are dangerous and potentially deadly skin conditions.

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Adverse drug reactions
Actos and Bladder Cancer

Lieff Cabraser represents patients who have developed bladder cancer linked to the prescription drug Actos.

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Increased risk of bladder cancer
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Investigations

Case Allegation
Raptiva

The FDA has warned that the prescription drug Raptiva, a medication for treatment of psoriasis manufactured by Genentech, Inc., can have serious side effects, including patients developing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).

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Dangerous side-effects
Trasylol

In May, 2008, Bayer AG withdrew Trasylol, a blood clotting drug used during heart surgery to control bleeding, from the U.S. market after a study found Trasylol significantly raised the risk of death compared to competing products.

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Serious injury & death
Tylenol Liver Failure and Acetaminophen

According to press reports, acetaminophen-related liver problems cause 450 deaths and 56,000 emergency-room visits a year. The accidental taking of toxic doses of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Vicodin and other pain and fever medications, is by far the most common cause of acute liver failure in the United States.

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Accidental overdose and liver failure
Pradaxa

Pradaxa is the brand name for the drug Dabigatran.  Pradaxa is an anticoagulant used to prevent the clots that can lead to strokes in people who have an irregular heartbeat.

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Dangerous prescription drug side-effects

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  • Please click here to contact a personal injury attorney at Lieff Cabraser, or call us toll-free at 1 800.541.7358 and ask to speak to attorney Heather A. Foster. There is no charge or obligation for our review of your case.

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