More Work for Levaquin Lawyers as Lawsuits On the Rise

More and more patients of the antibiotic Levaquin have decided to take legal action against drugmakers after experiencing serious side effects, which usually include tendon and rotator cuff damage. The antibiotic, often prescribed for upper respiratory infections, was approved for the United States market in 1996 and enjoyed relative popularity ever since. When it was approved it included a warning on its label of the possibility for tendon damages, although these Levaquin side effects were effectively buried in a list of other potential side effects.

Now thousands of lawsuits have been filed regarding the antibiotic as patients begin to come to terms with the damages it has caused them.Levaquin achilles tendon tears damages can range from mild to serious and as such the repercussions of these side effects can be minimal, but they can also be extreme. If the patient was still working when the tendon damages occurred, they might be unable to continue, especially if the patient was involved in manual labor. Depending on the patient’s insurance, he or she may have to pay as much as thousands of dollars out of their pocket in order to get treatment for their tendon injury. Because of this, many Levaquin lawsuits filed by former Levaquin patients are asking for compensation that will help cover medical bills,lost wages or ability to work, and other related costs.
 
Many of the Levaquin lawsuits are concentrated in New Jersey, where the first of almost two thousand trials is set to begin soon. Federal Levaquin litigation involves more than 1,300 individual cases, which have been consolidated in multidistrict litigations which are set to take place in the United States District Court of Minnesota. Levaquin litigations in most cases is still pending, so patients do not know what kind of settlement to expect, if anything. Depending on how the first cases in consolidated litigations pan out, it is possible that the makers of Levaquin will choose to make out-of-court settlement offerings towards some patients.

Former Levaquin patients who have experienced Levaquin side effects should take legal questions to an experienced personal injury lawyer. Potential plaintiffs should act fast to avoid the statue of limitations and should talk to their doctor to see if their tendon problems could be linked to their use of the drug.