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By Ann Tracy on August 3, 2009
“Anti-depressants didn’t help the manic side of Munn’s bipolar disorder. At times his thoughts raced. He didn’t sleep. He had grandiose ideas like how to fix the entire mental health system in the state of Montana.”
“And he believed he could do anything he wanted.”
“’I felt rules didn’t apply to me. That would be grandiosity,’ he said. ‘But they do. And that’s accepting that you have a mental illness’.”
Posted in Legal Cases, Recent Cases Blog | Tagged abilify, ADHD, antidepressants, Bipolar, Depakote, Depression, diagnose, disorder, geodon, lamictal, mania, misdiagnose, Paxil, psychosis, risperdal, RITALIN, seroquel, topamax, zyprexa |
By admin on June 15, 2009
Second Update: Paxil Lawsuit Donald J. (“Don”) Farber Attorney at Law Our objective in the lawsuit is to compel SmithKline to place an accurate warning label on Paxil regarding the drug’s addictive qualities. In 1992 Paxil’s watered down label was approved by the Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”), and has been remain unchanged ever since-this [...]
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By admin on February 24, 2004
Trial starts for Palmyra man accused of killing By Steve Sharp Daily Times staff The defense said today it plans to argue that Throm did not intend to kill Wilke and that his personality was affected by the mood-altering drug Paxil. Jefferson Co., Wisconsin vs. David Throm (Criminal Trial) 2/24/2003 Trial starts for Palmyra man [...]
Posted in Legal Cases | Tagged kill Wilke, man, Palmyra, Paxil |
By admin on March 1, 2003
Patients vs. Bayer Bayer Official Offers Defense in Texas Trial of Drug Suit By MELODY PETERSEN The New York Times Melody Peterson of the New York Times reports that in the first case brought against Bayer involving its anticholesterol drug, Baycol, a senior official of Bayer AG testified in court in Corpus Cristi, Texas. He [...]
Posted in Legal Cases | Tagged Drug Suit, Patients vs. Bayer, Texas |
By admin on February 28, 2003
Throm is found guilty in death of girlfriend By Steve Sharp Daily Times staff A 42-year-old Palmyra man was found guilty this morning of first-degree homicide and a charge of hiding a corpse by a Jefferson County judge. Jefferson Co., Wisconsin vs. David Throm (Criminal Trial) 2/28/2003 Throm is found guilty in death of girlfriend [...]
Posted in Legal Cases | Tagged 42-year-old, guilty, homicide, Jefferson Co |
By admin on February 5, 2003
Taylor vs. Solvay Pharmacueticals Drug firm settles with Columbine victim By Howard Pankratz hpankratz@denverpost.com Denver Post Legal Affairs Writer Columbine survivor Mark Taylor today dropped his lawsuit against the manufacturer of a drug he claimed made Eric Harris homicidal and suicidal in return for the company contributing $10,000 to the American Cancer Society. Taylor vs. [...]
Posted in Legal Cases | Tagged anti-depressant, Columbine victim, Settles, Solvay Pharmacueticals |
By admin on January 17, 2003
Taylor vs. Solvay Pharmacueticals Columbine survivor, Wash. teen team up Suit over antidepressants unites an unlikely pair By Howard Pankratz Denver Post Legal Affairs Writer The common bond that brought them together is their crusade against pharmaceutical companies. Taylor vs. Solvay Pharmacueticals 1/17/2003 Columbine survivor, Wash. teen team up Suit over antidepressants unites an unlikely [...]
Posted in Legal Cases | Tagged Columbine, Solvay Pharmacueticals, survivor, unlikely pair |
By admin on January 13, 2003
LA judge denies class action for Glaxo Paxil suit Reuters A U.S. judge in Los Angeles on Monday denied a request to certify as a class action a lawsuit claiming that GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s (GSK) anti-depressant Paxil is habit-forming. U.S. District Judge Mariana Pfaelzer said in her ruling that attorneys for a group of Paxil users [...]
Posted in Legal Cases | Tagged anti-depressant, Glaxo, habit-forming, Paxil, Paxil suit |
By admin on November 30, 2002
Cassidy vs. Eli Lilly Lilly settles Prozac lawsuit Terms of the deal not disclosed; new litigation in Georgia is targeting metabolization issue. By Jeff Swiatek The Cassidys’ lawsuit, filed in federal court in Pittsburgh, charged that Diane Cassidy’s doctor prescribed the antidepressant Prozac to her for weight loss and that the drug caused suicidal thoughts [...]
Posted in Legal Cases | Tagged Cassidy vs. Eli Lilly, metabolization, not disclosed |
By admin on November 3, 2002
Holcombe and Gollin vs. GlaxoSmithKline 2 Wisconsin women sue anti-depressant maker By TOM HELD theld@journalsentinel.co Journal Sentinel Suits here and elsewhere claim Paxil addictive, consumers not warned. Holcombe and Gollin vs. GlaxoSmithKline 11/3/2002 2 Wisconsin women sue anti-depressant maker http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/nov02/93028.asp By TOM HELD theld@journalsentinel.co Journal Sentinel Two Wisconsin women have filed a class-action lawsuit against [...]
Posted in Legal Cases | Tagged consumers not warned., Holcombe and Gollin, Paxil addictive |
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