Fen Phen
Final Deadline for Matrix Claims
Fen-Phen and Redux Litigation. Parker Waichman LLP has been involved in Fen-Phen (fenfluramine/phentermine) and Redux (dexfenfluramine) litigation for many years. These weight loss drugs have become highly scrutinized after evidence revealed that they may cause heart valve damage and pulmonary hypertension. In 1997, the … [Read more...] about Final Deadline for Matrix Claims
Fen-Phen Heart Damage Diagnoses
Fen-Phen Increased Risk Of Heart Damage. The weight-loss drug often referred to as "Fen-Phen" - though it actually was sold under the brand names of Pondimin and Redux - has been associated with an increased risk for heart damage - specifically conditions known as heart valve disease and Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH). Fen-Phen … [Read more...] about Fen-Phen Heart Damage Diagnoses
Woman’s Damaged Valves Blamed on Fen-Phen
Fen-Phen May Cause Damage To Heart Valves. An Idaho woman who used the now-banned diet drug, fen-phen, had to have three of four heart valves replaced last week. According to her doctor, her use of fen-phen more than two decades ago caused damage to the valves that was beyond repair. “Unbelievable to think that my valves had just … [Read more...] about Woman’s Damaged Valves Blamed on Fen-Phen
Fen-Phen Decision Affirmed by NY Supreme Court
Fen-Phen Decision Affirmed. The New York Supreme Court has affirmed a decision by a New York State Judge to allow the Long Island law firm, Parker Waichman LLP, to intervene and seek disclosure of documents related to a November 2001 fen-phen settlement. Last March, New York Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Ramos had ordered a new … [Read more...] about Fen-Phen Decision Affirmed by NY Supreme Court
Jury Awards Diet-Drug Users $200M
Wyeth Drug May Cause Heart Problems. A Pennsylvania jury decided that two former users of Wyeth's drugs taken as part of the fen-phen diet combination deserved $200 million in damages for heart problems caused by the medicine. Jurors in state court in Philadelphia on May 24 found that Wyeth's weight-loss medicine scarred Margie … [Read more...] about Jury Awards Diet-Drug Users $200M
Wyeth Tries To Settle More Suits
Wyeth To Settle More Suit. Wyeth, which set aside $16.6 billion to resolve diet-drug lawsuits, is in settlement talks with lawyers for people who have rejected the drugmaker's attempts to resolve remaining claims over heart damage caused by the fen-phen diet combination, the company said Tuesday. Wyeth is negotiating with … [Read more...] about Wyeth Tries To Settle More Suits
Link Between Parkinson’s Medication And Cardiac Valve Disease
Parkinson’s Medication Linked To Cardiac Valve Disease. A recent study of Parkinson's disease patients who use the medication pergolide shows a possible link between pergolide and injured cardiac valves. Study details and conclusions will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology 56th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Calif., … [Read more...] about Link Between Parkinson’s Medication And Cardiac Valve Disease
Parkinson’s Drug May Damage Heart Valves
Parkinson’s Drug Can Damage Heart Valves. Mayo Clinic doctors say a drug for Parkinson's disease could damage people's heart valves in much the same way as the diet drug combination known as fen-phen. Mayo physicians discovered heart valve disease in three women taking pergolide, or Permax, a drug used to treat … [Read more...] about Parkinson’s Drug May Damage Heart Valves
AHP’s Diet-Drug Settlement Shortchanges Consumers
Diet Drug Lawsuit Settlement. American Home Products Corp.'s $3.75 billion settlement of lawsuits over its withdrawn diet drugs leaves most former users unfairly "trapped" in an agreement providing inadequate compensation, opponents of the pact told a judge. U.S. District Judge Louis Bechtle heard final arguments today … [Read more...] about AHP’s Diet-Drug Settlement Shortchanges Consumers
American Home Seeks Settlement
American Home Products Lawsuit Settlement. American Home Products Corp. stands ready to spend about $4 billion to settle much of the litigation over its diet drugs. Although final terms have yet to be worked out -- meaning a deal could still elude the company -- the settlement under negotiation would be the biggest ever over … [Read more...] about American Home Seeks Settlement
American Home Products To Appeal Court’s Ruling
American Home Products Appeal To Court. American Home Products Corporation (NYSE:AHP) will appeal today's ruling in the case of Deborah Lovett vs. American Home Products Corporation in Van Zandt County, Texas District Court. "We are disappointed by today's ruling," says Bob Schick of Vinson & Elkins, a Houston-based … [Read more...] about American Home Products To Appeal Court’s Ruling
Heart Valve Abnormalities Examined
Diet Drug May Cause Heart Valve Abnormality. In the largest study of its kind, Duke University Medical Center researchers found that the longer a person used a popular duet of diet drugs known as "fen/phen," the greater the likelihood they had a heart valve abnormality. Duke researchers said in a report prepared for the annual … [Read more...] about Heart Valve Abnormalities Examined
Weight-Loss Wars
Weight-Loss Drug Combination. Over the 1996 Memorial Day weekend, Mary Linnen celebrated her engagement with her parents. The wedding would take place in the fall, and she had worked out all the details but one: Before she bought her wedding gown, Linnen wanted to lose 20 pounds. Her physician had prescribed a new diet-drug … [Read more...] about Weight-Loss Wars
Diet Drugs: Let Buyer Beware
Diet Drugs Dramatic Results. For a time, fen-phen was the hottest thing going when it came to weight loss. A combination of two prescription drugs, fenfluramine and phentermine, its users were reporting quick and dramatic results. More and more people were asking for it, and doctors and weight-loss centers were obliging them. Now … [Read more...] about Diet Drugs: Let Buyer Beware
