Paxil Trial Update:
Fitts Zehl is currently representing over 160 families who have children with serious birth defects as a result of the drug Paxil. Our firm is set to try 2 of these birth defect cases against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the second largest drug manufacturer in the world, in Philadelphia in October 2011. We have ensured that no other Paxil trials will take place before our October trial, which will make this the third time that GSK has gone to trial over Paxil since the FDA required GSK to disclose the connection between Paxil use during pregnancy and congenital heart defects in December 2005.
The first trial, Kilker v. GSK, resulted in a $2 million dollar verdict for the plaintiffs. The second trial, Blyth v. GSK, was cut short when GSK filed a motion for summary judgment half way through the trial.
Our SSRI Drug Recall lawyers continue to accept new Paxil Birth Defect cases from clients and referring law firms throughout the United States.
Fitts Zehl is currently representing a number of clients across the Country who took Paxil or Zoloft while pregnant and had a baby with a serious heart defect. Contact our firm today for a free, confidential consultation by calling our toll-free hotline: 1-800-993-4887.
Paxil Birth Defect Lawyers
When pregnant, you go to great lengths to take care of both yourself and your baby. As an expectant mother, protecting your emotional well-being is equally as important as protecting your physical health. Drug companies led you to believe that by consulting a doctor during pregnancy and taking prescribed anxiety and anti-depressant medications, you were taking a proactive step in managing both your and your child's health.
Unfortunately, many pregnant women were not informed that Paxil is unsafe for the fetus and may not even be effective for the treatment of depression (click here for a recent study examining the use of Paxil to treat depression). Over 25% of the 25 million Paxil prescriptions written each year are written to women of child-bearing age. Until 2005, however, most doctors were unaware that, when taken during pregnancy, Paxil substantially increases the likelihood of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension (a several lung defect) and congenital heart defects—such as atrial and ventrical septal defects, Teratology of Fallot, and Hypoplastic Left and Right Heart Syndrome—in the newborn.
Families who have children with heart and lung defects as a result of the use of Paxil during pregnancy have a right to hold the drug manufacturer accountable. If you suspect your child has a lung or heart disorder caused by Paxil, contact the Paxil Birth Defect Lawyers at Fitts Zehl, LLP.
Call Fitts Zehl, LLP for Answers and Legal Representation Regarding Paxil-Related Birth Defects at 1-800-993-4887.
The Paxil Birth Defect Attorneys at Fitts Zehl LLP have been involved with litigation against Paxil's manufacturer, GSK, since the FDA required the company to disclose the connection between Paxil use during pregnancy and congential birth defects in 2005 . Our lawyers are currently litigating over 160 Paxil-related birth defect cases against GSK in Philadelphia State Court.
Paxil is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), one of the largest drug companies in the world. Paroxetine, Seroxat and Aropax are forms of Paxil and are produced by other manufacturers. If your child suffers from a lung or heart disorder relating to Paxil or its generic equivalent, we will immediately file a lawsuit in one of several jurisdictions across the country, including Philadelphia, Pennsylvania— where GlaxoSmithKline is headquartered. At this time, there are numerous lawsuits on file in which Paxil is the alleged cause of birth defects. Some of our lawsuits are currently on file in California, Illionis, Oklahoma, Texas, Pennsylvania, and many other states.
Risk of Birth Defects Increase With Paxil Use
The extent of these risks and the type of heart or lung disorder varies depending on the trimester during which the drug was ingested. Fetal heart disorders known to be caused by first-trimester ingestion of Paxil include:
- Congenital heart defects
- Right vent flow defects
- Atrial septal and ventricular septal defects
- Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN)
- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- Tetralogy of fallot
- Transposition of the great arteries
Paxil heart and lung birth defects can lead to multiple invasive surgeries, limitations on a child's physical activities, and sometimes death. Additionally, a recent study has linked Club Foot to the ingestion of Paxil. If you have questions regarding Paxil and its effects on your child, contact the experienced pharmaceutical lawyers at Fitts Zehl LLP today.
Contact an Experienced Paxil Birth Defect Lawyer for a Free Consultation: 1-800-993-4887
If you have questions regarding Paxil birth defects, contact the Paxil birth defect attorneys at Fitts Zehl today. We offer free initial consultations and are available for evening and weekend appointments. Because we exclusively work on a contingency-fee basis, you pay nothing if we don't recover damages in your case. Our offices are centrally located in Galleria Tower I.
