Testosterone Lawsuits Consolidated in Illinois Federal Court, Bernstein Liebhard LLP Reports
New York, New York (PRWEB) June 07, 2014 -- A federal judicial panel has established a multidistrict litigation for all federally-filed testosterone lawsuits (http://www.testosteronelawsuitclaims.com/) involving drugs like AndroGel in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. According to the Transfer Order issued by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on June 6, 2014, the low testosterone therapy litigation will be presided over by U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly, who the Panel characterized an “experienced MDL jurist.”
“Our Firm has heard from numerous men who allegedly suffered serious heart events due to their use of AndroGel and other low testosterone therapies. This litigation is likely to be large, and consolidating the cases will allow the claims to proceed more efficiently,” says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective drugs and medical devices. The Firm is offering free and confidential case reviews to individuals who allegedly have suffered heart attacks, strokes, dangerous blood clots and other serious heart events due to their use of testosterone treatment therapies. (In re: Testosterone Replacement Therapy Product Liability Litigation - MDL No. 2545)
Testosterone Lawsuit Allegations
The JPML’s Transfer Order initially consolidates 45 actions that allege the use of testosterone therapies caused men to suffer life-threatening cardiovascular events. The Order further notes that 81 potentially related testosterone lawsuits are also pending in other federal districts around the U.S, and that plaintiffs predict that the number of filings could ultimately grow into the thousands. The Panel opted to create an industry-wide multidistrict litigation because a number of the actions involve more than one testosterone drug. The Northern District of Illinois was chosen for the litigation because the majority of claims had already been filed in that district. In assigning the docket to Judge Kennelly, the JPML noted that he was already presiding over those claims and has taken initial steps to organize the litigation.
Prescription testosterone therapies are approved to treat low testosterone in men who suffer from the condition due to an underlying medical issue. Medications in this class include:*
• Axiron
• AndroDerm
• AndroGel
• Bio-T Gel
• Delatestryl
• Depo-Testosterone
• Foresta
• Striant
• Testopel
• Testim
According to court records, testosterone lawsuits have been mounting in U.S. courts since January 2014, when the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it was reviewing the heart risks associated with these medications. The FDA decided to launch its review after two studies found a high rate of heart attacks, strokes and death in older men and those with preexisting heart problems who received testosterone therapy.
Men who allegedly experienced life-threatening heart events due to low testosterone therapy may be entitled to compensation for their injury-related damages, including medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and more. Learn more about filing a testosterone treatment lawsuit by calling our Firm today at 800-511-5092.
*accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm?fuseaction=Search.SearchAction&SearchType=BasicSearch&searchTerm=testosterone&Search_Button=Submit, FDA
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