Adding to the growing number of Xarelto lawsuits in this country, over 600 Xarelto lawsuits were filed in a single week as part of an ongoing multidistrict litigation in Louisiana federal court.

Xarelto (rivaroxaban) is a popular blood thinner, often prescribed to treat blood clots. Blood clots can be dangerous or, in some cases, fatal, so many patients use blood thinners to prevent these kinds of blood clots.

The hundreds of new Xarelto lawsuits allege that Xarelto is linked with severe Xarelto side effects that Xarelto’s manufacturer, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, should have warned about.

One of these serious Xarelto side effects is internal bleeding, which can be damaging, life-threatening, or fatal.

Xarelto Side Effects

Plaintiffs involved in these hundreds of recent Xarelto lawsuits, as well as other lawsuits in the MDL, include a variety of Xarelto bleeding side effects.

• Gastrointestinal bleeding (GI bleeding)
• Rectal bleeding
• Uterine bleeding
• Hemorrhaging
• Brain hemorrhaging
• Hemarthrosis (bleeding into joint spaces)
• Bloody stool
• Minor bleeding (nosebleeds, heavy menstrual flow)

While these Xarelto side effects are often treatable, some plaintiffs involved in these Xarelto lawsuits have filed on behalf of loved ones who died after taking Xarelto and bleeding too excessively.

Xarelto lawsuits allege that Janssen Pharmaceuticals either knew or should have known about the severity of these sometimes fatal Xarelto side effects.

However, lawsuits allege that the company failed to adequately warn both the public and the medical community about the problems linked with their drug.

In failing to warn about these potential complications, Xarelto lawsuits allege that Janssen placed Xarelto users at risk of serious or even fatal consequences.

Xarelto Lawsuits

According to Xarelto lawsuits like the over 600 hundred filed in the week of June 20, Janssen Pharmaceuticals either knew or should have known that their drug was linked with excessive internal bleeding risks, and yet failed to adequately warn the public and the medical community about the potential for these dangerous risks.

Xarelto lawsuits allege that despite this knowledge, Janssen continued to market Xarelto as completely safe and effective and diminished and downplayed its side effects, portraying the drug as if its benefits outweighed its risks.

Filing a Xarelto lawsuit cannot take away the pain and suffering of someone who has experienced severe Xarelto side effects like internal bleeding or hemorrhaging, and cannot bring a loved one back to life.

However, a Xarelto lawsuit can at least help to compensate for the financial expenses often incurred by medical bills and lost wages.

If you or someone you love has experienced severe Xarelto side effects, you may be able to file a Xarelto side effects lawsuit.

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