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Heparin Lawsuits

Heparin lawsuits are growing in number as the victims of contaminated heparin (and their survivors) take legal action against the companies that made and supplied the defective heparin to medical providers across the U.S. — Baxter International and an American supplier, Scientific Protein Laboratories (SPL).

Individual and Class Action Heparin Lawsuits for Damages
The heparin lawsuits are comprised of state and federal claims, and both individual and class actions. Patients who suffered adverse reactions to the Baxter heparin, and the family members of individuals who died from being treated with Baxter heparin, have initiated heparin lawsuits to recover damages such as:

  • medical bills
  • long-term care
  • rehabilitation
  • lost wages, present and future
  • funeral and burial costsloss of a family member’s companionship and perhaps financial
  • support
  • emotional pain and suffering

Heparin Overdoses
According to the National Academy of Sciences’ independent Institute of Medicine, roughly 1.5 million individuals are given the wrong dose of a medication every year in the U.S., and about 7,000 people die from such mistakes each year. Heparin accounts for a significant number of these mistakes. For example, during the 18 months ending in July 2008, about 250 cases of heparin errors in children under one year old occurred in the U.S.

Infants (especially premature babies) are vulnerable to heparin mistakes, and the most recent heparin lawsuit involves the death of premature twins given an overdose of heparin in a Texas hospital in the summer of 2008.

Contaminated Heparin
Other heparin lawsuits have been filed as a result of the February 2008 recall of heparin, which was discovered to contain a dangerous contaminant. The contaminated heparin caused a spike in adverse reactions to the widely used medication, including serious allergic reactions and deaths.

Why File a Heparin Lawsuit?
Physicians, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies are often reluctant to admit to their mistakes. A heparin lawsuit can help protect the rights and interests of the injured. Contact a defective drug attorney today if you would like to learn more about filing a heparin lawsuit.

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