Motion Combining Pradaxa Hemorrhage Lawsuits into MDL

By Top Class Actions | June 1, 2012

Category: Pharmaceuticals

Motion Filed to Combine Pradaxa Internal Bleeding & Hemorrhage Lawsuits into MDL

By Scott Hardy

Pradaxa Pill Internal Bleeding Hemorrhage Lawsuit Attorney

A motion was filed before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois to consolidate all of the pending internal bleeding and hemorrhage lawsuits allegedly caused by Pradaxa into one Pradaxa multidistrict litigation (MDL.) Combining the Pradaxa hemorrhage and death lawsuits into one Pradaxa MDL would streamline the process in filing lawsuits against Boehringer Ingelheim and make it easier for former Pradaxa users as well as their Pradaxa attorneys.

This motion follows in the heels of the European Medicines Agency’s recommendation to update Pradaxa documentation to give clearer guidance to doctors and patients on how to reduce and manage the risk of uncontrollable internal bleeding associated with Pradaxa. Uncontrollable internal bleeding and hemorrhage is alleged to be a common side effect of Pradaxa in multiple Pradaxa class action lawsuits and personal injury lawsuits filed across the country. Patients taking Pradaxa have filed lawsuits that allege Pradaxa has serious, and unadvertised, side effects which have killed users of the drug. Pradaxa internal bleeding or hemorrhage lawsuits typically allege that Boehringer Ingelheim did not adequately inform patients and their prescribing doctors of the risks of uncontrollable internal bleeding and hemorrhage associated with Pradaxa usage, nor did Boehringer Ingelheim warn or otherwise advise on how to intervene and stabilize a Pradaxa patient should a bleed occur after an accident or during surgery. Warnings of internal bleeding and hemorrhage didn’t appear on Pradaxa bottles until long after it was released and prescribed to hundreds of thousands of patients.

Pradaxa internal bleeding lawsuits and Pradaxa class action lawsuits typically allege the only way to control internal bleeding via medication is to flush the patient’s system of Pradaxa via dialysis which may take hours. While a patient is on dialysis they may bleed out and die or require multiple blood transfusions to hemorrhagic event. Doctors are looking for alternative ways to stop Pradaxa patients from bleeding out and haven’t received the requested solution from Boehringer Ingelheim. Any Pradaxa multidistrict litigation will take this information into account.

Pradaxa users need to know the symptoms of internal bleeding so they can contact their doctor immediately. If you are diagnosed with internal bleeding or hemorrhage you, or a family member, should contact a Pradaxa Internal Bleeding attorney immediately. Common internal bleeding symptoms include pink or brown urine, red or black stools, bruises that happen without a known cause and may get larger, coughing up blood or blood clots and/or vomiting blood or vomit which includes particles that look like coffee grounds. If you or a family member are taking, or were taking Pradaxa or a blood thinner or anti-coagulant medication, and experienced internal bleeding or hemorrhage you may be able to file a lawsuit to help you pay for your medical expenses, pain and suffering, and recovery. Only a qualified Pradaxa hemorrhage or internal bleeding lawsuit attorney can determine if you have a case. In addition, the spouse of a Pradaxa victim of internal bleeding or hemorrhage may be able to join the lawsuit as a co-plaintiff and sue for “loss of consortium.”

If you would like more information about filing a Pradaxa internal bleeding class action lawsuit, would like to speak with experienced Pradaxa lawyers who are actively filing internal bleeding cases, or would like to file a Pradaxa hemorrhage personal injury lawsuit just go to the Pradaxa Internal Bleeding Class Action Lawsuit Investigation page. Pradaxa attorneys are actively investigating all claims regarding internal bleeding, hemorrhage and other problems which may have been caused by Pradaxa, warfarin (coumadin), blood thinner or anti-coagulant medications. Remember, the Pradaxa lawyers who work with Top Class Actions will tell you if you have a case for free. There’s never any charge for an initial consultation with an attorney filing Pradaxa lawsuit you find through Top Class Actions. They don’t get paid unless you do.

Updated June 1st, 2012

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