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Women are suing the maker of Depo-Provera birth control claiming that the birth control drug has caused them severe bone loss leading to osteoporosis.  A $700-million class-action lawsuit was been filed against the drug company Pfizer.  Pfizer is an international pharmaceutical conglomerate that also markets the drugs Viagra, Zoloft and Celebrex.  Pfizer has already been [...]

Crestor labeling includes warnings about the potential for muscle and kidney problems, but warning labels may not be adequate enough and may be insufficient if your physician lacks knowledge about the dangers crestor poses. These dangers can lead side effects that cause someone to file a Crestor lawsuit. Crestor became the sixth cholesterol lowering statin [...]

The SSRI Celexa has been linked with suicide, suicidal ideation and violence in children and teenagers. Celexa is used to treat depression. The antidepressant medication Celexa is thought to work by boosting serotonin levels in the brain. Serotonin, one of the nervous system’s primary chemical messengers, is known to elevate mood. Celexa has been prescribed [...]

While no definitive data is currently available that can confirm whether Celebrex may be responsible for deaths, recent studies indicate that Celebrex increases the risk of heart attacks. Celebrex is a Cox-2 inhibitor drug similar to Bextra and Vioxx.  Many people are now looking to join class action lawsuits. CTV and Associated Press are reporting [...]

A Law firm is investigating claims against pharmaceutical company Pharmacia on behalf of patients who have been prescribed the painkiller Bextra (valdecoxib)  and later suffered a hypersensitivity reaction or a severe skin reaction due to taking Bextra. Bextra, a COX-2 inhibitor, was approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 16, 2001, [...]

Baxter International Inc., a manufacturer of blood filters used during dialysis, has recalled its A, AF, and AX series blood filters after 31 people died while undergoing dialysis. Since the recall, the number of fatalities associated with the filters has risen to more than 50 death. In August of this year 10 kidney patients died [...]

The Kahn Gauthier Gauthier Law Group is investigating possible lawsuits against Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc., the maker of the prescription arthritis drug Arava (leflunomide), following revelations that a significant number of patients taking Arava have suffered liver damage. Due to these revelations, the highly-regarded public interest group Public Citizen submitted a petition to the U.S. Food [...]

A law firm is investigating possible Accutane lawsuits against Hoffman-La Roche, Inc., manufacturer of the prescription acne drug Accutane, to recover for psychological damage–sometimes leading to suicide–suffered by Accutane users. As of late 2000, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had received reports of 66 suicides and 1,373 other psychiatric adverse events in Accutane [...]

A law firm is investigating a possible Baycol lawsuit against Bayer A.G., the German pharmaceutical and chemical conglomerate, after Bayer recalled its cholesterol-lowering drug Baycol (cerivastatin sodium tablets) on August 8, 2001. Although Bayer initially reported that the number of Baycol related deaths worldwide was 52, Bayer doubled that estimate in January, 2002. Meanwhile, the [...]

It has been estimated that roughly half a million lawsuits have been filed due to injuries, illness and death resulting from asbestos exposure. Most of these lawsuits have been brought against manufacturers and distributors of materials or products that contained asbestos. Some lawsuits have even been filed against the owners of mines where workers were [...]