PAXIL PAYS $2.5 MILLION FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PERSONAL INJURY CASE—CALL EL SEGUNDO ATTORNEYS NOW
When a person is prescribed pharmaceutical drugs, the doctor should disclose the potential side effects to the drugs. These side effects can vary from slight headaches to nausea to infertility. If the patient gets informed consent for the drugs and chooses to take the drug even knowing the side effects, then the patient may not sue the manufacturer of the drug or the doctor for those side effects. However, there are times when drugs are not thoroughly researched and cause unexpected side effects. These are times when the patient may sue the drug maker for any defects that he/she suffered.
The parent company that creates the drug Paxil, GlaxoSmithKline Plc, was ordered to pay $2.5 million in a lawsuit that claimed that the drug caused birth defects. The jury found that the company failed to properly warn doctors and expectant mothers about the dangers of the antidepressant drug. The first of 600 similar lawsuits was brought about by the family of Lyam Kilker, who was born with heart defects. The jury found that there was a factual cause between the drug Paxil and the boy’s heart defects. The amount awarded will go to Lyam’s past and future medical care and other damages caused by the heart defect.
Glaxo is also fighting other lawsuits, some claiming that the drug causes homicidal and suicidal behavior. Have you or a loved one taken Paxil and experienced side effects that were not disclosed to you, or were out of the ordinary? If so, you need to call the experienced attorneys of The Rudman Law Firm, PLC now for a free consultation of your case and to learn your rights. Please pick up the phone and call us now at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO). You can also visit www.alawpro.com to read more about pharmaceutical personal injury lawsuits.
