An Alabama woman recently filed an internal bleeding Xarelto lawsuit against Janssen Pharmaceuticals over complications.

The plaintiff, Ella T., began taking Xarelto at the direction of her doctor on March 24, 2015, and continued using the drug until mid-April of the same year, less than a month later. Ella stopped using Xarelto abruptly on April 15, when she suffered from a hematoma. The internal bleeding Xarelto lawsuit alleges that this life-threatening injury, and the pain and suffering it caused, are a direct result of taking Xarelto.

According to the internal bleeding Xarelto lawsuit, Janssen Pharmaceuticals misrepresented the safety and efficacy of Xarelto to the public and the medical community, placing patients like Ella at risk of its complications without adequate warning.

The internal bleeding Xarelto lawsuit was filed on multiple counts, including negligence, strict products liability, breach of express and implied warranties, fraudulent misrepresentation, fraudulent concealment, negligent misrepresentation, fraud and deceit, and violation of the Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

Xarelto Basics

Xarelto (also known by its generic name, rivaroxaban) is a blood thinning drug manufactured and sold by Janssen, a prominent subsidiary of pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson. Xarelto is one of the most popular blood thinners currently on the market.

Xarelto is prescribed in order to treat blood clots and conditions related to clotting, including, in the case of this plaintiff, deep vein thrombosis. Blood clots can be very dangerous, and in some cases they can be fatal.

However, despite Xarelto’s popularity, a growing number of Xarelto lawsuits like this one are being filed. Lawsuits allege that Janssen knew about the Xarelto internal bleeding linked with the drug, and yet failed to adequately warn both consumers and the medical community about these Xarelto risks.

While Xarelto is used to prevent often dangerous blood clots, clots do actually have a life-saving function essential in certain circumstances. Loss of that function can become a problem if a body is unable to produce clots.

In extreme situations like a serious accident or an emergency surgery, the body forms blood clots in order to slow bleeding. Patients taking blood thinners like Xarelto, however, may be unable to form these life-saving clots in these kinds of situations, and they may suffer from Xarelto side effects as a result.

Xarelto complications, including internal bleeding, can lead to permanent injury or even death.

Filing an Internal Bleeding Xarelto Lawsuit

If you or someone you love has suffered from Xarelto internal bleeding, other side effects, or even death caused by Xarelto, you may be able to file a Xarelto lawsuit.

While filing a Xarelto lawsuit cannot reverse the pain and suffering of internal bleeding and other complications, it can help to compensate for the financial losses from medical expenses and lost wages.

The Internal Bleeding Xarelto Lawsuit is  Case No. 2:17-cv-02137-EEF-MBN, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.