Pharmaceuticals are supposed to heal, comfort, and protect.  Unfortunately, not all work as they’re supposed to – and some can cause severe problems, even death.  In recent years, three popular drugs -- Vioxx^®;, Bextra^®;, and Celebrex^®; -- have been linked to heart attacks, strokes, blood clots, and other serious side effects.  Manufacturers either failed to do the proper investigative studies before releasing their products – or, worse, released them in spite of troubling data.  Either way the end result has been the same: People have suffered, needlessly.  The drug companies were supposed to be on your side.  But they weren’t. 

Babbitt, Johnson, Osborne & Le Clainche is representing patients who have been injured taking these three drugs.  We can’t undo the damage, but we can help obtain redress – and acountability.  We can also help ensure that drug manufacturers take safety more seriously – a lesson they still haven’t learned. While Merck pulled Vioxx from the market in September 2004, and Pfizer withdrew Bextra the following April, Celebrex – another Pfizer drug – continues to be sold.

The medications have caused untold harm – but now it’s their makers who have reason to be worried.  Consider:

Little wonder, then, that some 5,000 Vioxx lawsuits have already been filed. Merck faces a potential $18.5 billion liability (if a proposed settlement, for $4.85 billion, falls through).  Celebrex, a similar drug, has so far shown a slightly added risk.  But studies are still ongoing, and patients who have used the medication need to keep an eye on what the research, and the evidence, concludes.

One thing, however, is certain: Pharmaceutical companies know how to fight a court case, and they have the resources to litigate – and delay – a valid claim for years.  That’s why it is essential that those who have been harmed by their mistakes, and negligence, choose their lawyers wisely.  The best litigators don’t just have a case – they have the skill, resources, and determination to stand up to industry giants.  And they have the track record to prove it.

The pharmaceutical companies didn’t help you, but we can.  Contact Babbitt, Johnson, Osborne & Le Clainche P.A. for a free consultation and case evaluation.