New Lawsuit Claims Lipitor Caused Type-2 Diabetes
By Jessica Tyner
Joyce Jones of North Carolina took Lipitor to lower her cholesterol, but was unaware that it can also cause type-2 diabetes. On June 28, 2013, she filed a lawsuit against Lipitor maker Pfizer, claiming that the packaging of Lipitor is wrongful and negligent. Jones claims that Pfizer failed to appropriately warn that women in particular face a higher risk of developing type-2 diabetes when taking the popular drug. Pfizer has been promoting Lipitor as safe since it came on the market in 1997.
Jones alleges in the Lipitor diabetes lawsuit that Pfizer did “comply with the FDA request and added” more appropriate language in 2012, but that was too late for many Lipitor victims like Jones. Jones used Lipitor from 2009-10. Even though she is a healthy weight and keeps a healthy diet, Jones developed type-2 diabetes from Lipitor and will have to undergo glucose testing for the rest of her life. Jones claims in the Lipitor lawsuit that if she knew the risks of Lipitor, she never would have taken it.
Pfizer Failed to Warn of Lipitor Diabetes Risk
Jones is suing Lipitor maker Pfizer for product liability and failure to warn, negligence, breach of implied warranty, fraud, constructive fraud, unjust enrichment, and punitive damages. There were many studies well before the FDA stepped in that linked Lipitor to type-2 diabetes, especially in older women. Jones claims that even though Pfizer knew the Lipitor risks, the company chose to look the other way and kept promoting the drug as safe.
While diabetes can be controlled, there is no “cure” for diabetes. Jones realizes she will have to stay on top of her Lipitor-caused diabetes for life and that will lead to some costly medical bills solely for the regular testing. She claims that Pfizer chose to “let” patients like her get diabetes to keep up their sales and bottom line.
Plaintiff Seeks Damages for Lipitor Diabetes
Like many Lipitor victims, Jones is facing a slew of possible routes for compensation. She is seeking compensation for general damages, medical and hospital bills, pre- and post-judgment, a full refund for her Lipitor prescription, compensatory and consequential damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees and any additional fees the jury deems appropriate. Jones is demanding a trial by jury.
Other Lipitor sufferers are joining Lipitor class action lawsuits as a means for a fast and fair trial. Since Pfizer only recently updated the warning labels, there is a chance that many Lipitor victims do not even realize their type-2 diabetes was caused by their cholesterol medication. For over a decade, Lipitor was available without adequate warnings.
The Lipitor Diabetes Lawsuit case is Joyce Jones v. Pfizer Inc., Case No. 2:13-cv-01785-RMG, District Court for the District Court of South Carolina Charleston Division.
Do You Have Lipitor Diabetes?
Did you take Lipitor and were then diagnosed with type-2 diabetes? If so, you may have a Lipitor legal claim. Help is available, and filing a Lipitor diabetes lawsuit can help you get the compensation you deserve. Discover more at the Lipitor Diabetes Class Action Lawsuit Investigation today and submit your information for a free legal review.
Updated July 11th, 2013
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IN 1998 i had a stroke from highblood pressure an dristan in 1999 my dr put me on lipitor to lower cholesterol i was on it about a year it wasn’t working , but right before my dr took me off i was told i had diabetes i had no idea one was linked to other…..so i was on Actos for 9 more years an now im on metformin an gylberide because i was told Actos has side effects on bladder
I was put on Simvastatin 40mg and I noticed that my blood glucose was getting elevated well I stopped taking them and it went back to normal, the next year I had a physical and my blood work showed that my glucose levels were fine but cholesterol a little high. I was put on Provastatin 20 mg after about 4-5 months of taking them I went to have some blood work done for a procedure guess what glucose very high, I had been reading up on statins and I told my doctor that they were raising my glucose levels the article said its more prevalent in women. I’ve taken myself off of the meds but haven’t had my blood drawn again since stopping, ill get it done in about a month. Is there a lawsuit for just Statins alone and not just Lipitor exclusively? Please let me know, thanks.