Ashley Milano  |  October 2, 2015

Category: Legal News

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xarelto internal bleedingThe controversial blood thinning drug Xarelto has been named in yet another lawsuit – this time following the death of an Ohio resident who was prescribed the medication in July 2013.

Plaintiff Judy C., filing on behalf of her deceased spouse, commenced her Xarelto wrongful death lawsuit on Sept. 15 in Louisiana federal court, home of the ongoing Xarelto MDL to address the alleged widespread injuries caused by the new generation anticoagulant.

According to the Xarelto lawsuit, the decedent Jerry C. used Xarelto beginning in July 2013 through September 2013, and subsequently suffered fatal internal bleeding. Jerry ultimately died on Oct. 20, 2013, due to his injuries that were allegedly a direct result of using Xarelto

The Xarelto lawsuit further accuses the defendants of purposely concealing important safety information from the medical community, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the public; the case also claims the pharmaceutical companies did not test the drug enough before it was put on the market.

Xarelto Side Effects

At the heart of the Judy’s Xarelto lawsuit are the allegations that the makers of Xarelto engaged in deceitful marketing practices and failed to disclose known Xarelto bleeding risks and side effects.

The drug Xarelto was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2011 for the treatment of deep-vein thrombosis and similar clotting risks following knee or hip surgery. Its arrival to the market was initially well-received, as the drug was considered a more-convenient alternative to the long-standing anticoagulant known as warfarin.

Unlike warfarin, however, Xarelto’s aggressive marketing campaigns promised patients they could maintain an active lifestyle without diet restrictions or regular trips to the blood clinic.

What these advertisements failed to mention, according to the Xarelto lawsuit, was that the blood thinner could cause a sharp increase in bleeding risks. This new generation blood thinner has been named in several studies as a dangerous anticoagulant alternative that should be used only under close supervision.

Xarelto Lawsuits

Xarelto has been targeted with increasing scrutiny over the past several years, and its manufacturers are alleged to have unlawfully concealed the truth about its tendency to cause life-threatening hemorrhages and internal bleeding. Consequently, a Xarelto multidistrict litigation was formed to help consolidate the growing number of cases against the makers of Xarelto.

The Xarelto lawsuit is seeking compensatory, economic, and punitive damages for Bayer and Janssen Pharmaceutical’s alleged deceptive and reckless practices in misrepresenting and omitting numerous facts about the dangers of taking Xarelto and causing the death of Jerry in part by their gross negligence.  The filed complaint indicates a demand for a jury trial for this case.

The Xarelto Lawsuit is Case No. 2:15-cv-04424, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

It is part of the Xarelto MDL known as In re: Xarelto (Rivaroxaban) Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2592, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

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