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First Quarter 1997 Personal Injury Law News & Recall
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1997
News - First Quarter through Fourth Quarter |
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| December 1, 1997 |
The
National Law Journal, "Fen-Phen
Suits Grow" |
The
news just seems to get worse for the manufacturers
of the once-popular diet drugs Redux and "fen-phen." Alarming
reports of health risks and a well-publicized
recall of the drugs in September scared a lot
of people. More... |
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| September 23, 1997 |
The
Palm Beach Post, "Floridians
Sue Fen-Phen Drug Makers" |
A
lawsuit filed in federal court in Fort Myers,
Florida, Monday seeks an unspecified amount of
money for "thousands" of Florida residents
who have used the drugs fenfluramine, phentermine
and dexfenfluramine, alone or in combination. More... |
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| July 22, 1997 |
Daily
News (New York), "Drug
Firms on de-Fen-Phensive: Lawsuits Proliferate
Following Study Suggesting Link to Heart-Valve
Disease" |
In
the two weeks since the July 8 report of the
Mayo Clinic of Minnesota, of serious heart-valve
damage found in 24 women using fen-phen the top-selling
diet drug combination of fenfluramine and phentermine
reaction has been swift and negative. More... |
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| July 9, 1997 |
Lieff
Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP Press
Release, "Class
Action Lawsuit Filed Against the Manufacturer
of the Diet Drugs Known as Fen-Phen and Redux" |
With
co-counsel, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP announces the filing of a class action lawsuit
in the San Francisco federal district court naming
as defendants the manufacturers of the prescription
diet drugs known as Fenfluramine, Phentermine
(known as Fen-Phen), and Dexfenfluramine (known
as Redux). More... |
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