Anit-Coagulation Medicine Lawyer Interviews

New Orleans, LA On May 30, 2017, a courtroom in New Orleans will hear testimony for another major bell weather case involving the controversial blood thinner drug Xarelto and the late Sharyn Orr from Kenner, Louisiana.

Los Angeles, CA The Alere INRatio home monitoring system offered warfarin (Coumadin) users a convenient way to test their blood clotting rate without having to go the doctor’s office or a laboratory. Instead, they got an expensive, unreliable and potentially dangerous product.

Dallas, TX: Now that the blood-testing device called Alere INRatio is known to cause misreadings, attorneys are beginning to focus on blood thinner-related injuries. And there may be legal action against Alere, the manufacturer.

Dallas, TX There may not have been any Eliquis side effects lawsuits filed yet, but based on litigation involving Pradaxa and Xarelto, Eliquis lawsuits may not be far behind. Dr. Shezad Malik, founder of the Dr. Shezad Malik Law Firm, says attorneys are interested in speaking with patients who have suffered a bleeding event while on Eliquis.

Dallas, TX It may be early in the Xarelto litigation process, but that means there is still time for plaintiffs to file a Xarelto lawsuit and join the multidistrict litigation. Dr. Shezad Malik, founder of the Dr. Shezad Malik Law Firm, says the only real benefit to Xarelto over an older drug is the lack of blood monitoring, but compared with the added risks and the increased price, that benefit may not be as substantial as drugmakers claim.

Dallas, TX Lawsuits have been filed against the makers of Xarelto, alleging patients who took the anticoagulant medication suffered uncontrolled bleeding events. Dr. Shezad Malik, founder of the Dr. Shezad Malik Law Firm, says a hearing into consolidation of the lawsuits is coming up at the beginning of December.

Louisville, KY Attorney David Koon sees more litigation ahead for anticoagulant Xarelto. Some is already in progress, but given the drug’s similarity to Praxada, another oral blood thinner with similar properties, Koon’s firm, Hughes & Coleman, is already preparing for failure to warn and product liability cases on behalf of people injured by Xarelto.

Dallas, TX With thousands of Pradaxa lawsuits alleging patients suffered serious Pradaxa side effects pending, bellwether trials in the litigation have been scheduled and are expected to start in the coming months. Meanwhile, the maker of Pradaxa has been fined by a court for failing to preserve important documents. Dr. Shezad Malik, founder of the Dr. Shezad Malik Law Firm, says Pradaxa was marketed as being better than other drugs, but it came with serious risks.

Dallas, TX Lawsuits concerning Pradaxa side effects, including a reported risk of Pradaxa bleeding, have been filed against the maker of the blood thinner. These Pradaxa lawsuits allege patients were not adequately warned about the risks associated with the drug. Dr. Shezad Malik, founder of the Dr. Shezad Malik Law Firm says even though Pradaxa was marketed as a superior alternative to other drugs, it came with serious risks.

St. Louis, MO Although Pradaxa has only been on the market a couple of years, concerns about Pradaxa side effects are growing and lawsuits regarding Pradaxa problems, such as uncontrollable bleeding, have been filed. Among the concerns is the lack of an antidote to Pradaxa bleeding, which can put some patients at risk of serious consequences, according to Jeff Lowe, partner with Carey Danis & Lowe.