Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices
Dangerous Drugs and Medical Devices cause at least one death in the U.S. every day
Prescription drugs and medical devices can do much to improve the quality of people’s lives. Sometimes, however, a drug or device causes serious injury because the manufacturer did not test it properly or failed to provide adequate warnings.
Manufacturers—not the FDA—pay for some testing
These drugs and devices are often rushed to market without adequate testing. The long-term effects especially of prescription medications are difficult to determine. Tests that consumers believe are performed by the FDA are sometimes done by laboratories and are funded by the drug or device manufacturer.
In some instances, people have to suffer injury or die before the problem is discovered and a recall is instituted. When an injury occurs and a lawsuit is filed, the case will be based on personal injury law and typically fall into subcategories such as pharmaceutical injury law, product failure or medical malpractice/negligence.
Attorney Robert Jenner heads Janet, Jenner & Suggs Medical Product Liability division along with Kenneth Suggs, Gerald D. Jowers, Jr. and Brian Ketterer. They have represented injured consumers nationwide against the manufacturers of dangerous pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices for over 25 years. On staff are board certified physician and nurses and some of the nation’s leading experts are retained to support this cause. Unlike many law firms that advertise on the Internet, the firm handles all their case directly.
We have successfully represented clients –both individually and in groups (mass tort) who have been injured by:
- Premarin®, Provera®, and Prempro®, Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Ortho Evra®, birth control patch
- Rezulin, diabetes
- Baycol, cholesterol-lowering drug
- Digitek® also known as “digoxin”, congestive heart failure or abnormal heart rhythm
- Ketek®, an antibiotic
- Vioxx, arthritis pain
- Zyprexa®, schizophrenia and bipolar disorders
- Pain Pump, pain that often follows arthroscopic shoulder surgery
Prescription Errors
Over-the-counter and prescription medications can also have serious, if not deadly, results when:
- Medication is prescribed that conflicts with a medication the patient is already taking.
- A doctor or pharmacist may give an incorrect medication or dosage. In a situation such as this, pharmacists and/or doctors would be held liable. If a person dies due to a medication, a wrongful death case may be filed.
Combining legal and medical expertise
Janet, Jenner & Suggs has a team of legal and medical professionals to help people who may fall victim to a defective drug or medical device. We are prepared to represent you individually and as part of a mass tort. Our continued success in obtaining recoveries has earned us a national reputation for bringing these issues to light and helping people restore their lives.