Son Sues Fresenius Medical Care Over Father’s Death

Son Sues Fresenius Medical Care Over Father’s Death

By John Curran

Thanks to a recall in 2012, no more adult children will have to face what Clarence Lee Dubose, Jr. did when he had to bury his father. Clarence Lee Dubose, Sr. died unexpectedly from a heart attack after receiving dialysis treatment for his kidney failure. His GranuFlo heart attack lawsuit lawyer alleges that Fresenius Medical Care knowingly provided chemicals with confirmed risks.

While many GranuFlo heart attack lawsuits have yet to reach a courtroom, it is becoming clear that Fresenius Medical Care wants these cases to go away. Reports of at least one GranuFlo heart attack settlement worth millions of dollars have come from a wrongful death lawsuit. Since many dialysis treatments return blood directly through the chest, it increases the likelihood of GranuFlo cardiac arrest side effects. That is compounded by the creation of bicarbonates which leads to heart arrhythmia or cardiac arrest.

It would not have helped Dubose, Sr. to have been treated at a Fresenius Medical Care center in South Carolina, where he was receiving treatment. The company did not warn its technicians of the risk of GranuFlo heart failure problems until November 2011 and Dubose, Sr. died after treatment two years before that. Medical literature from as early as 1983 indicated that excessive bicarbonates would lead to these problems.

What is more frustrating is that there was a several month gap between when the German-based dialysis company informed its own staff and any Fresenius treatment center that was using GranuFlo and NaturaLyte. The FDA took another three months before it issued a recall of GranuFlo and NaturaLyte midway through 2012. It is important to note that the risks of GranuFlo and NaturaLyte heart attacks were elevated by the relative weakness of patients with renal failure as well as how the blood was treated.

Patients and their loved ones who have dealt with GranuFlo NaturaLyte cardiac arrest side effects have legal options available to them. Determine one’s eligibility to pursue a lawsuit against Fresenius Medical Care by visiting the Kidney Dialysis Heart Attack, GranuFlo & NaturaLyte Recall Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Investigation. Filling out the short form there entitles one to a free legal review from a GranuFlo heart failure lawsuit lawyer. Families who are dealing with the tragic consequences of these conditions have avenues to pursue, but should get started as soon as possible.

Whether Fresenius Medical Care chooses to settle with victims and their families or go to trial, getting started can speed up the process. It costs nothing, so affected families have nothing to lose and potentially a lot to gain.