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Chicago Federal Jury Finds Manufacturer of Children’s Motrin Caused $3.5 Million in Toxic Drug-Reaction Damages
Thursday, September 10th, 2009On September 1, 2009, a unanimous federal jury in Chicago, Illinois, found that plaintiff Karen Robinson, a 40 year-old woman, sustained $3.5 million in damages after she suffered a dangerous drug reaction to Children’s Motrin. Children’s Motrin and Motrin are brand-name versions of the well-known painkiller and fever-reducer ibuprofen. Both products are manufactured by McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.
The life-threatening condition that caused Karen Robinson $3.5 million in damages is called Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, or SJS. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, and its more severe form called Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, or TEN, are drug-induced allergic reactions. They are both life-threatening disorders that attack the skin and mucous Read more…
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…
$14 Million for Injured Athlete
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Mr. Langston was an accomplished athlete and air steward from New Zealand. An alpine skier, white water rafter, avid mountain climber, and hiker, Mr. Langston was at a Radisson hotel in Manhattan Beach on New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles County, California.
After falling out of a 6-story window – and surviving – the 26 year old spent 8 months recovering in the hospital, enduring over 40 blood transfusions and a brain injury incurred from the fall. Mr. Langston was offered a mere $70,000 by Radisson Hotels due to their negligence from placing him back into his hotel room and leaving him unattended.
But Mr. Witzer’s legal team saw the negligence on the part of Radisson hotels differently. And pursued a case based on the fact that the window was only 18-inches high.
Click here to watch the full video of Brian Witzer’s legal team.
