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Trasylol Lawsuits
In 2006, Joe Randone went into the hospital for a routine heart valve replacement. Trasylol was administered to prevent bleeding while Joe’s heart was exposed. But after surgery, Randone’s kidneys failed as a result of the Trasylol. This led to other organ failures, resulting in extreme swelling: Joe’s eyes were sewn shut to protect his corneas, his gall bladder removed, and legs amputated.
As a result of kidney failure during open-heart surgery, other relatively young patients have gone into comas, suffered dementia, had intestines removed, suffered strokes, and eventually died. Trasylol clots blood, but the problem occurs when viscous blood gums up and will not pass through the kidney’s tiny filtering units. If blood is not constantly cleaned by the kidneys, it quickly becomes toxic.
In 2007, Trasylol was pulled from the worldwide market, and in May 2008, was completely withdrawn except for experimental uses. Trasylol class-action lawsuits were quickly filed all across the country.
The charge is professional negligence against the manufacturer, Bayer, claiming that it hid Trasylol's true risks from the medical profession, that it should have engaged in more thorough testing and studies, and that it should have reported negative results of 1980s studies to the FDA.
Bayer is now facing thousands of Trasylol lawsuits and class-action suits from victims and their grieving family members. Complaints range from negligent and intentional wrongful death, misrepresentation, and fraud, which have resulted in payouts of lost wages, loss of companionship, and pain and suffering.
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