Archive for August, 2009
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/ Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis from Allopurinol
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009The Law Offices of Brian D. Witzer Wins 6+ Million Dollar Verdict
For An 82 year old Chinese Immigrant Diagnosed With Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/ Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis from a
medication reaction involving the drug Allopurinol
Los Angeles, California; August 4, 2009–A jury in Pasadena, California awarded over $6 million to an 82 year-old Chinese female immigrant who suffered Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis after taking the drug Allopurinol. She alleged that the Defendant, an osteopathic physician and registered phapharmacist, prescribed it to her for gout. Plaintiff disputed the diagnosis and alleged that she did not have gout. The doctor claimed that she told him she had gout and described pain in her toe consistent with gout. He prescribed Allopurinol in order to prevent a recurrence of an Read more…
Burr Oak Cemetery Case Shockingly Similar to Woodlawn
Saturday, August 1st, 2009BRIAN WITZER INTERVIEWED ON FOX TV REGARDING GRISLY BURR OAK CASE Click Here to WATCH
The Law Offices of Brian D. Witzer has announced that they are taking on clients in the illegal disinterment cases involving Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, IL. This comes on the heels of the record-breaking settlement the firm won for Plaintiffs in the Lewis v. Woodlawn Memorial Park litigation — a nearly identical case brought to court in Los Angeles, CA in 2005.
The Lewis v. Woodlawn case made headlines across Southern California after decades of deception was uncovered by relatives searching for their loved ones’ graves. The Lewis family had generations of family members buried in plots that had been illegally “recycled” and desecrated. The emotional toll and traumatic stress of not knowing where loved ones were buried—children, sisters, brothers, and parents—added insult to the grief the family already had for their loss. Read more…
