Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices

For years, the Food and Drug Administration has done an inadequate job of keeping dangerous drugs and devices off the market. Relying on extremely limited clinical trial data fed to it by the pharmaceutical industry, which often hid unfavorable studies, the FDA approved innumerable drugs that proved unsafe for large groups of consumers. Many were later recalled after thousands of people were injured.

We are a recognized leader in pharmaceutical litigation. Our work in this area is best known for its speed. We tried the first and only Sulzer hip implant case in the United States, leading to a verdict for three elderly clients. In a nationwide settlement forced after the trial, thousands of similarly injured victims received compensation for their injuries.

We achieved the first successful verdict in America against Pfizer's diabetes drug Rezulin. Our client, Margie Sanchez, was awarded a significant amount by the jury and her case paved the way for thousands of other persons injured by the drug to receive settlements.

When the maker of an experimental juvenile epilepsy drug left our client brain-damaged, we sued and within a year recovered enough for her to receive round-the-clock care for the rest of her life.

We resolved hundreds of cases against Bayer Corporation after trying the first case in the country against its cholesterol drug Baycol. We have also litigated cases involving Viagra and Meridia and pursued more than three thousand cases for plaintiffs in 37 states against Wyeth for its diet drug known as Fen-Phen.

Recently, the National Institute of Health issued a report concerning the dangers of Vioxx, resulting in its recall by the FDA. Consequently, our firm has begun its representation of clients who sustained heart attacks and strokes as a result of taking the drug. We are in the process of pursuing their claims against Merck, the maker of this dangerous drug.

We also represent thousands of victims of Zyprexa, a drug manufactured by Eli Lilly and approved by the FDA for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Eli Lilly overpromoted the drug for non-psychotic conditions like depression and anxiety and failed to warn patients that it causes diabetes, pancreatitis and, in some cases, coma and death.

When hundreds of people became addicted to over-the-counter laxatives and needed surgery to repair the damage, Watts Law Firm took on some of the largest companies in the United States.

Litigation against the pharmaceutical giants can be daunting. It will certainly be expensive. Put Watts Law Firm to work for you.