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Heparin® Lawsuits

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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 lawsuit involves the heparin related 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.

If You Have Been Injured by Heparin®

Have you or a loved one been injured after taking Heparin®? If so, contact us to speak with an experienced Heparin® attorney who specializes in drug recall litigation & lawsuits. Let us help you win the compensation you need and deserve.