Xarelto Lawsuit Alleges Wrongful Death against Bayer AG And Johnson & Johnson

November 13, 2015 – – BloodThinnerHelp.com reports on another lawsuit filed against manufacturers Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson regarding blood-thinning drug Xarelto. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida by a widow under case number 9:14-cv-80831. The claims within the suit state that her husband’s use of Xarelto ultimately caused his death.

Further details explain that the husband suffered a subdural hemorrhage, and, due to the fact that he had Xarelto in his system at the time, physicians were unable to stop his bleeding. A subdural hemorrhage, also called a subdural hematoma, is generally the result of some form of head trauma, and indicates that the patient is experiencing a brain bleed. While this is a very serious injury, normally bleeding injuries will clot. Because the man had been taking Xarelto, however, he continued to bleed without clotting.

As a result of these bleeding complications, the plaintiff’s husband passed away on June 28th of 2012. Her complaint indicates that, had they known about the risks associated with the drug, they would never have chosen that anticoagulant, given that alternatives she now considers to be safer were available to them at the time.

Xarelto is considered especially unsafe in many of the lawsuits surrounding it due to the fact that it has no antidote. If someone taking the drug is injured and begins to bleed, doctors are unable to reverse the effects of the medication and get their blood to clot. Instead, they have to resort to life saving measures such as blood transfusions in these instances. Traditional blood thinners offer what many consider to be a safer alternative. They respond to vitamin K. If someone taking a traditional blood thinner is injured, therefore, physicians can administer vitamin K and this will cause their blood to clot.

Although the outcome of this filing has yet to be determined, the woman and her family are confident in their wrongful death lawsuit, and are joined by many other similar suits from across the nation. The complaints filed, which are now said to number over 1,700 federally, have been consolidated for form multidistrict litigation number 2592. It is anticipated that as they await trial, additional Xarelto bleeding lawsuits will be filed.

Attorney Marc Goldich is working to ensure that anyone who has taken Xarelto and has suffered adverse health effects are able to explore their legal rights. He is currently offering free consultations to these individuals, who may be entitled to compensation.

For questions regarding the pending Xarelto litigation, or to request additional information, contact Marc Goldich, Esq. by calling 866-425-8902.

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