Xarelto Lawsuit Plaintiffs Allege Drug Caused Fatal Side Effects In Family Members

BloodThinnerHelp.com reports on a new lawsuit filed against the makers of Xarelto, Bayer AG and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary company of the Johnson and Johnson Corporation. The suit alleges that because of deceptive marketing using celebrities as spokespersons, the public was not sufficiently informed about the potentially dangerous side effects of taking Xarelto. It is alleged that despite the company's research showing otherwise, the makers of the drug knowingly and fraudulently depicted it as a safe option for patients that had undergone knee and hip replacement procedures or were dealing with a medical condition impacting the heart called atrial fibrillation.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pursued this argument as well. In June 2013, it had sent written correspondence to Bayer and Janssen stating that the marketing of the drug was misleading and that it needed to change. Both Bayer and Janssen ignored the FDA's letter and continued their marketing of Xarelto with no changes.

Relatives of deceased family members filed a wrongful death lawsuit in St. Clair County Circuit Court on November 20, 2015. There are 10 plaintiffs in this particular case, residing in different states, but all are alleging that their family members' deaths were precipitated by their use of Xarelto when it caused fatal bleeding.

The plaintiffs, in this case, are requesting at least a minimum payment of $50,000 for each deceased family member with the purpose of covering medical bills, funeral expenses, legal fees and other such costs to compensate for the pain and suffering endured by those family members left behind. There have been 9 counts of misconduct ranging from wrongful death to fraud.

In addition to this case, there have been many others filed all across the country. In Philadelphia, PA there is a mass tort program of 550 cases. In addition, there is a federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) numbered 2592 underway in Louisiana encompassing well over 2,800 cases.

The Osborne firm is offering free consultations to anyone who suffered injury or hospitalization after a bleed while on Xarelto. Call (866) 425-8902 for more information about this release or the Xarelto litigation.