Denied New Trial, Plaintiff to Appeal Levaquin Lawsuit Verdict
Plaintiff Calvin Christensen has filed an appeal after being denied a new trial in his Levaquin side effects lawsuit. Christensen, who is 84 years old, sued drug manufacturers Johnson & Johnson and Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals in 2007. He was prescribed the antibiotic Levaquin in 2006 after contracting pneumonia, but then suffered a Levaquin tendon rupture, requiring surgery to repair his torn… Read more »
Plaintiff Claims J&J Misled Physicians About Levaquin Tendon Ruptures
Mississippi resident Kathy Stroud, as representative of the estate of Gilbert Stroud, filed a new Levaquin side effects lawsuit on March 20, 2012, in the Northern District of Alabama. Represented by her Levaquin lawyer, Straud blames manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and Ortho-McNeill for injuries suffered by plaintiff Gilbert Stroud. The plaintiff notes in her case that though Levaquin contained a… Read more »
Husband and Wife File Levaquin Side Effects Lawsuit in Minnesota MDL
Peter Krieser and his wife, Susan Bieniek, filed a new Levaquin side effects lawsuit on April 16, 2012, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota—the location of the current Levaquin MDL. Krieser claims he suffered Levaquin tendon ruptures after taking the antibiotic. Represented by his Levaquin lawyer, he seeks in excess of $75,000 in damages. His wife… Read more »
Top-Selling Antibiotic Levaquin Linked to Retinal Detachment
Canadian researchers discovered recently that the popular antibiotic Levaquin, already known to cause Levaquin tendon ruptures, may also be linked to retinal detachment. Levaquin belongs to a class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones, noted for their effectiveness in a wide variety of applications. The study’s researchers found that in 1 of every 30 cases of retinal detachment (in a data set… Read more »
Levaquin Lawyers Link Drug to Tendon Rupture
The antibiotic Levaquin, lauded by doctors for its effectiveness in various applications, has been linked to Levaquin tendon rupture. The FDA notes that the patients most likely to suffer adverse Levaquin side effects, including pain, inflammation, and tearing of the tendons, include older patients or those who are already taking steroids. Other patients at risk of Levaquin tendon rupture are… Read more »
