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  • In Utah Nonpatients Can Sue for Medical Malpractice (Sometimes)
    Feb-7-23 Salt Lake City, UT In 2016, the Utah legislature amended existing medical malpractice law to permit people who are not patients to sue a medical practitioner for medical negligence – but only in some circumstances. The amended law appears to codify the Utah Supreme Court’s 2012 decision in B.R. v. West , a particularly gruesome murd...
  • Autism Lawsuit - Autism Medication, SSRI Autism, Autism Attorney
    Research indicates the potential for a link between using an SSRI and autism . Families with autistic children are seeking autism lawyers to file an autism lawsuit , claiming that prenatal exposure to certain antidepressant drugs—SSRIs such as Zoloft, Prozac, Lexapro, Celexa, Effexor and Paxil—caused autism. Antidepressants and Au...
  • Defectos de Nacimiento, HPP y defectos cardiacos provocados por los ISRS
    Los antidepresivos más modernos se clasifican como ISRS o Inhibidores Selectivos de Recaptación de Serotonina. En varios estudios realizados durante los últimos años, los antidepresivos ISRS tales como Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, etc. han sido asociados con defectos de nacimiento en bebés. En un estudio reciente publicado p...
  • Deadly Drugs and Devices Report by AAJ is a Must Read for Women
    May-28-17 Washington, D.C. The American Association of Justice’s (AAJ) review of 150 years of drugs and devices offered to ostensibly improve or protect the health of women, sometimes with devastating even deadly results, is a well-researched, informative and sometimes oddly entertaining read. The AAJ report “From Accutane to Zonite: A History of Dangero...
  • $3M Awarded to Widow in Generic Paxil Suicide Lawsuit
    Santa Clara, CA: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will pay $3 million in damages having been found liable for the death of Stewart Dolin, a partner at the law firm Reed Smith LLP. The money will be paid to his widow, who filed the suit claiming that a generic version of GSK’s antidepressant Paxil (paroxetine) caused her husband to commit suicide. The...
  • Birth Injury & Birth Defect Lawsuit News and Legal Information
    Birth injuries and birth defects are injuries that an infant is born with, either due to harm caused while in the womb or injuries sustained during birth. Numerous drugs have been associated with different types of birth defects , with varying degrees of severity. In some cases, the birth defects cause permanent injury or disability, in others the defec...
  • Paxil Violence and Suicide Lawsuit News and Legal Information
    Paxil , specifically regarding the risk for paxil suicide behavior amongst youth, is shedding light on the veracity of a well-known Paxil study. In 2001 "Study 329" led to the antidepressant being prescribed to millions of adolescents. And for more than a decade, reported paxil side effects have resulted in paxil violence lawsuits and paxil suicid...
  • Study Suggests Link between SSRIs and Childhood Autism
    Jan-9-16 Washington, DC: A new study suggests a link between SSRI medications and autism , the latest in a long line of studies with conflicting results on the topic. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of antidepressants, but some studies suggest they are linked to childhood autism when expectant mothers take them. Other studies have not...
  • Son Forced to Take Risperdal
    Aug-26-15 Portland, OR Jeri is worried about her son. She says he was forced to take Risperdal to control his psychotic behavior. “When you are in the state hospital you have no choice, you are forced to take the meds they dish out,” says Jeri. “But my son came home worse than when he went in and I blame the amount of Risperdal he took.&rdquo...
  • GlaxoSmithKline Fined Again—The Cost of Doing Business?
    Jun-26-14 It is seen as the cost of doing business. It may be illegal, but is also highly profitable, so why stop? That seems to be the attitude of many pharmaceutical companies - and the latest proof of this comes in the form of a $105 million fine leveled against GlaxoSmithKline Plc. (GSK). The California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced the fine saying h...
  • Zoloft Lawsuit: Are SSRIs the Same?
    Apr-26-14 Philadelphia, PA Hearings have begun in Zoloft birth defects lawsuits combined for multidistrict litigation. The lawsuits allege babies suffered Zoloft birth defects after being exposed to the antidepressant prior to birth. One of the major questions being asked at the hearings is whether or not the link between Zoloft and birth defects is the same as...
  • Lexapro Birth Defect Lawyer
    Lexapro (also known as escitalopram) is a type of antidepressant called a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor ( SSRI ). It is used to treat anxiety and major depressive disorder. Recent studies have shown a link between SSRIs such as Lexapro and birth defects . Lexapro and Birth Defects Recently, SSRIs such as Lexapro t...
  • Zoloft Heart Birth Defects.
    Zoloft (known generically as sertraline) is a drug used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. However, some research has suggested serious Zoloft side effects , including an increased risk of heart defects. The link between Zoloft and heart defects h...
  • Lawsuit Updates—Zoloft MDL
    Nov-19-13 In the spring of 2012, a multidistrict litigation was filed against Pfizer pharmaceuticals, the maker of the antidepressant Zoloft (Sertraline Hydrochloride), alleging the drug causes birth defects in babies born to mothers who took the drug while they were pregnant. The MDL now includes over 500 cases. Following is an update on the status of the Zolo...
  • Zoloft Lawsuit Filed in Philadelphia
    Aug-3-13 Philadelphia, PA A Zoloft lawsuit alleging wrongful death has been filed against Pfizer and the maker of a generic version of Zoloft in Philadelphia. The lawsuit alleges an infant boy died of generic Zoloft birth defects and that the companies involved in the making of Zoloft and generic Zoloft failed to warn about the risks of Zoloft side effects. ...
  • Studies on Zoloft Birth Defects Yield Conflicting Results
    Jul-21-13 Boston, MA Recent studies on Zoloft birth defects have yielded conflicting results, with one study finding no significant association between the use of the antidepressant and the development of Zoloft side effects in infants. A different study, however, suggests that infants exposed to the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) prior to birth c...
  • Rolling the Dice on SNRI Side Effects
    Jun-12-13 Scottsdale, AZ Any woman either contemplating or having recently discovered she is pregnant must always consider the safest route to take when medications are involved. To that end, the Mayo Clinic is a trusted resource for information pertaining to, for example, SNRI side effects . SNRIs, or Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors, are newer-ge...
  • Concern Over Possible SSRI Birth Defects Certainly Not New
    Jun-4-13 Washington, DC While concern over the potential for SSRI birth defects has been growing, the issue is far from new. And while the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its most recent statement with regard to SSRI antidepressants in 2011, suspicion that either one SSRI in particular or all SSRI drugs in general carrying potential for serious,...
  • Antidepressants in Crosshairs As Mother’s Class Action Moves Forward
    May-9-13 Vancouver, BC A Canadian class-action case filed against pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) on behalf of women whose babies were born with SSRI birth defects is set to begin against a rising tide of concern about the use of antidepressants by pregnant women. The lead plaintiff in the class is a Faith Gibson of Surrey, British Columbia,...
  • Antidepressants & Birth Defects: Weighing the Risks and Benefits during Pregnancy
    May-7-13 In observance of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) Alcohol and Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week, LawyersandSettlements.com reached out to Dr. Anick Bérard, director of the medications and pregnancy unit at Ste-Justine University Hospital, and a professor at the pharmacy faculty of the Université de Montr&e...
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