Court Overseeing Federal Xarelto Lawsuits Addresses Bellwether Trial Selection in New Case Management Order
New York, New York (PRWEB) May 13, 2015 -- The court overseeing hundreds of federal Xarelto lawsuits (http://www.xareltolawsuit2015.com/) has issued a new Case Management Order that addresses, among other things, the selection of cases for future bellwether trials. The Order, which was issued on May 4th in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, directs the parties to meet and confer before June 15th to established procedures for the selection of 40 to 60 cases for specific discovery, as well as the selection of bellwether trial candidates from that initial discovery pool. A proposed Case Management Order detailing these procedures is to be submitted to the Court by June 30, 2015. (In Re: Xarelto Products Liability Litigation, No. 2592)
“Our Firm is representing a number of federal Xarelto lawsuit plaintiffs, and we are pleased that the multidistrict litigation is preparing for bellwether trials. These trials may provide important insight into how juries will decide other Xarelto lawsuits that put forth similar allegations of fact,” says Sandy A. Liebhard, a partner at Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective medical devices and drugs. The Firm is actively filing Xarelto lawsuits in U.S. courts, and continues to evaluate claims on behalf of individuals who allegedly suffered a life-threatening internal bleeding episode, a stroke, deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism due to their use of this blood thinner.
Xarelto Litigations
Xarelto is a new-generation anticoagulant that was initially approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration in 2011, and is now indicated for prevention of strokes in people with atrial fibrillation; the treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism; and the prevention of deep vein thrombosis in patients undergoing hip or knee replacement surgery. A black box warning on the Xarelto label includes information about the increased risk of blood clot formation after premature discontinuation of the medication in the absence of adequate alternative anticoagulation.*
Court documents indicate that more than 400 Xarelto lawsuits have been filed in the multidistrict litigation underway in Louisiana, all of which allege that the drug’s manufacturers failed to provide adequate warnings regarding its association with serious side effects, including internal bleeding, strokes, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. More than 200 similar complaints have been filed in a mass tort program underway in Pennsylvania’s Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. (In Re: Xarelto Litigation, Case ID 150102349)
According to court records, the plaintiffs named in these cases all allege that Xarelto was misleadingly marketed as a superior alternative to warfarin, and point out that hemorrhaging caused by this older blood thinner can be stopped via the administration of vitamin K . The complaints note that there currently exists no approved antidote to reverse Xarelto bleeding.
Individuals who allegedly experienced internal bleeding and other complications due to Xarelto may be entitled to compensation for medical bills and other damages related to their injuries. Learn more about filng a Xarelto lawsuit by visiting Bernstein Liebhard LLP’s website, or by calling 800-511-5092 to schedule a free, no obligation case review.
*accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2013/022406s004lbl.pdf, FDA, March 2013
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