Crestor Wrongful Death Lawsuit
November 4, 2005
The death of a young woman who died while taking cholesterol drug Crestor has prompted a ten count wrongful death lawsuit in federal court. Pennsylvania resident, Alexis Koenig, claims that her daughter suffered from rhabdomyolysis and kidney damage as the result of using Crestor. In October 2003, Amira Koenig fatally collapsed due to the severity of her Crestor-related injuries.
Crestor is a statin cholesterol drug which has long been connected to serious side effects including the muscle-ravaging disease called rhabdomyolysis, kidney failure, and death. Consumer watchdog, Public Citizen, has battled to get this drug pulled off the market, after dozens of people have died from Crestor side effects. Crestor’s chemical cousin, Baycol, was pulled off the market due to similar risks and still AstraZeneca maintains that its drug Crestor is safe for use.
Through this wrongful death Crestor lawsuit, this grieving mother is seeking compensatory and punitive damages for the untimely and drug-related death of her daughter. The Crestor lawsuit claims that AstraZeneca encouraged the inappropriate use of Crestor despite knowing the serious risks associated with this cholesterol drug. AstraZeneca has aggressively marketed Crestor as a “super-statin,” claiming its benefits are nonpareil. Unfortunately, the main factor which sets this drug apart from other statins is its life-threatening kidney toxicity, not its unparalleled benefits.
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