The lawsuit was filed against a number of corporations that are part of Bayer Corporation and Johnson & Johnson, the marketers and manufacturers of Xarelto, a blood thinner, on behalf of the family of a man who died in 2013 after a bleeding event allegedly caused by Xarelto.
Xarelto was approved by the FDA for sale in the U.S. in 2011. It is the second in a new class of anticoagulants to be approved, after Pradaxa, which was approved in 2010. The new drugs are marketed as an improvement over warfarin or Coumadin, which is often used in stroke prevention, but may disrupt vitamin K levels and requires frequent blood testing.
In late 2014, litigants sought to establish a multidistrict litigation (MDL) for Xarelto cases. Most plaintiffs requested that the MDL be established under Judge Herndon in East St. Louis, Illinois, but the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation chose U.S. District Court Judge Eldon Fallon in New Orleans to oversee the MDL.
The Xarelto litigation focuses on the alleged insufficiency of warning labels, including the alleged failure to warn prescribing physicians and patients that some patients are at higher risk for a bleeding event.
Paul Greenberg is a Chicago work accidents and wrongful death lawyer with Briskman Briskman & Greenberg. To learn more call 1.877.595.4878 or visit http://www.briskmanandbriskman.com/.
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According to the complaint, the incident occurred on October 3, 2012 after Raper attempted to board a bus at about 8:15 a.m. but refused to pay the fare. The lawsuit states that East St. Louis police officer Rodell Andrews was called to the scene, where he parked his squad car but did not turn off the ignition or lock the doors.
According to the complaint, Andrews approached Raper, who appeared to be impaired by alcohol or drugs. The lawsuit claims that Andrews allowed Raper to leave the bus, after which Raper stole the police vehicle and violently collided with two vehicles, including Quarles’ Mercury Sable.
Andrews, Raper and the city of East St. Louis are named as defendants.
The lawsuit accuses Andrews of negligently failing to remove the keys from the ignition and lock the car doors, among other negligent acts. It further accuses the city of East St. Louis of failing to implement a procedure for preventing the theft of police cars and of failing to train its employees to follow protocol, among other negligent acts.
The lawsuit seeks a judgment of over $1.15 million.
Paul Greenberg is a work injury lawyer and workers compensation attorney in Chicago with Briskman Briskman & Greenberg. To read more call 1.877.595.4878 or visit http://www.briskmanandbriskman.com/.
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