BloodThinnerHelp.com reports on a lawsuit (case number 2:14-cv-00159-CR) filed in the state of Vermont by the daughter of a deceased Xarelto user, her father, who she claims died from uncontrollable brain bleeding caused by his use of the drug when he sustained an injury.
In her lawsuit paperwork, she claims her father was prescribed Xarelto to treat his atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that can sometimes put patients at risk for blood clots or stroke. Blood thinners, such as Xarelto, are used as a proactive and preventative option to prevent clotting or stroke. Her lawsuit has been filed against the makers of the drug, Bayer AG and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of the Johnson and Johnson Corporation.
She further states in her court filing, that her father had only been using Xarelto for a brief period. After his fall and the brain bleeding occurred, he was diagnosed with a parenchymal hemorrhage, which is a kind of intracerebral hemorrhage. He eventually died from the bleeding.
Many blood thinners, such as warfarin, are accompanied with an antidote via the use of Vitamin K, which acts to counter the effects of the blood thinner and allows blood to form clots. At the time of the plaintiff's father's death, there was no antidote released with Xarelto, leaving doctors with no option other than blood transfusions or surgery.
The plaintiff is claiming that the drug's manufacturers were negligent in releasing a drug on the market with no known antidote, which can create potentially lethal bleeding dangers, as was the case with her father.
In addition to the plaintiff's lawsuit, many others have been filed claiming the drug caused uncontrollable bleeding. 550 lawsuits have been consolidated into a group tort litigation in Philadelphia, PA, along with 2,800 others that have been grouped together in a Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) numbered 2592.
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.
BloodThinnerHelp.com is a resource for those who are seeking information about Xarelto wrongful death lawsuits.
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