Our attorneys have filed a mass tort lawsuit on behalf of sufferers who took the blood thinner Xarelto (rivaroxaban) and suffered significant bleeding events. Pharmaceutical businesses, which includes the makers of Xarelto, possess a duty to ensure that their drugs are reasonably secure for use – and failure to do so might be grounds for compensation. Our lawyers are working tough to have those hurt by the drug the compensation they are entitled to.
While bleeding is really a widespread complication linked with anticoagulants, it has been alleged that Xarelto is more dangerous than standard blood thinners because no antidote exists to reverse its blood-thinning effects. This indicates that, inside the occasion of an emergency, sufferers may be at risk for irreversible bleeding problems, such as life-threatening internal and gastrointestinal hemorrhaging.
If you or a loved one suffered a severe bleeding event after taking Xarelto, you might have legal recourse. For far more details, speak to us right now to have your case reviewed, cost-free of charge.
Compensation Possibilities
xarelto-compensation-photoThe plaintiffs in these lawsuits are searching for compensation from Bayer and Janssen for previous and future healthcare bills, lost wages, discomfort and suffering and, in circumstances of death, funeral expenditures. Additionally, they’re in search of punitive damages, that are usually awarded to punish the defendant and deter other companies from acting similarly.
Why Are Lawsuits Getting Filed?
Bayer and Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. are facing several Xarelto lawsuits alleging that the drug is harmful and defective. The plaintiffs claim that, unlike standard anticoagulants (e.g. warfarin, Coumadin) whose blood-thinning effects can be reversed using vitamin K, there is no antidote available for Xarelto. Simply because of this, the lawsuits claim, doctors have no effective indicates of stopping Xarelto users from bleeding inside the occasion of an emergency. Plaintiffs in the lawsuits allege critical and fatal injuries, such as cerebral hemorrhaging and gastrointestinal bleeds, from use of the drug.
In addition to these risks, lawsuits against Bayer and Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals are alleging:
The manufacturers of Xarelto marketed the drug as a superior within the field of anticoagulants despite studies finding higher rates of gastrointestinal (GI tract) bleeding and transfusions in Xarelto http://blog.nkhs.tp.edu.tw/highscope/post/7/80 users than users of certain competitors.
The makers of the drug continue to market Xarelto as a secure anticoagulant option.
Doctors and health-related staff were not properly made aware of methods to stabilize and treat a Xarelto user in the event of a bleeding complication.
Users of Xarelto were not adequately warned of the health risks of suffering a fatal bleeding occasion.
Xarelto is linked to critical bleeding complications, excessive blood loss, intracranial hemorrhaging, eye bleeding (vitreous hemorrhage), stomach bleeding, gastrointestinal bleeding, wound infections from inhibited clotting, and lack of effectiveness in preventing unsafe clotting.
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Multidistrict Litigation Trial Dates Set
The attorneys in the Complex Litigation Group have filed lawsuits on behalf of injured clients. The claims will proceed through multidistrict litigation (MDL), which currently entails four trials, scheduled for Fall 2016, in which random groups of plaintiffs will be chosen to represent the group.