Seroquel Lawsuit Dismissed
Unfortunate setback today in the AstraZeneca Seroquel lawsuits pending in federal court: two lawsuits set for trial in Orlando next week have been dismissed. This was the first MDL class action trial in federal court, where most of the Seroquel lawsuits have been filed.
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The judge’s reasoning for throwing out these Seroquel cases was that the scientific evidence does not “meet the standards" to go to trial. I cannot figure out whether this is a general or specific causation opinion with respect to the link between Seroquel and diabetes. I assume it is the latter because I do not think there is dispute of the link between Seroquel and diabetes.
The Bloomberg article on the ruling mentioned something from one of the plaintiffs' Seroquel lawyers I found particularly odd:
This ruling basically means that there were some glitches in how these two cases were prepared for trial.
I'm sorry? Come again? What glitches? Can we get a little further explanation? Someone needs to clue in reporters in these kinds of cases: it is okay to ask follow-up questions.
I will report more when I learn the exact basis for the ruling. Not much good news for plaintiffs in the drug and medical device world of late.
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Personal glitches as regards preparation of two cases for trial? Pardon me? This did not happen, to my knowledge, in any of the mass tort cases for Zyprexa. Wonder what went wrong? And, by the way, hope the plaintiffs get a decent settlement unlike the chump change handed out by Lilly for people permanently maimed and especially to the families of the dead. 30,000 plaintiffs divided by 1.2 billion tells the story.
Posted by: Ellen Liversidge | February 3, 2009 4:22 PM
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? dOES tHIS MEAN 30,000 PLAINTIFF DOES NOT GET A SETTLEMENT AT ALL.
Posted by: JaMES d.wATKINS | February 9, 2009 8:01 AM
1.2 billion divided by 30,000 plaintiffs. Do the math and then you will see what kind of settlement the zyprexa people got.
Posted by: pumpkin | February 12, 2009 9:57 AM
My ex girlfriend took this for awhile and now shes hypoglycemic, I wonder if that's related? it all deals with blood sugar.
Posted by: matthew | February 18, 2009 7:18 AM
I am a plaintiff in the Seroquel case. However my attorney moved my case to New Jersey. My doctor gave me this drug for depression as I was mourning the death of a child. There is no family history of diabetes and non of my immediate family have the condition. I had a tubal reversal in 2004 and three weeks later presented to the hospital with what I thought were complications from the reversal. I had picked up a lot of weight and didn't know why. At the hospital the doctor asked me if I was a diabetic at which point I said no. My sugar was 715 and I was immediately admitted. The doctor told me I was diabetic secondary to Seroquel. This is charted. You would think my case would have been presented before Ms. Quinn who apparently had a lot going on and fluctuations in weight. Prior to Seroquel and diabetes, I had an hour glass shape that turned heads. Now people ask me how many months am I and when is my baby due...disgusting. I am taking so much medicine to battle this disease I didn't ask for. Oh, I am african american so does this mean Astra Zeneca can say, "Oh she's black so she would have gotten it anyway?" No one in my family has this! I was in my first year M.Div. in Pastoral Care and Counseling and this sickness messed me up across the board. Will I get justice???
Posted by: Tawana | February 18, 2009 9:14 PM
Why is there no noise about this in Canada?
How come it is only US and UK that is following and filling this complainant. Some on ei know takes this drug and need to find out the truth as to is it bad or not.
thanks
joseph Afshar
Posted by: joseph afshar | February 20, 2009 11:51 AM
I am the mother of a Daughter who was put on Seroquel in January 2008.She was on it for 10 months, she has Schizophrenia & since she was put on Seroquel she has been in a mental hospital since the 15/3/08 & she is still in there & her body is rejecting all medication so she is not getting any better than the day she went in. Before she went on Seroquel the medication she was on kept her schizophrenia under control.
Posted by: Judith Kennedy | February 25, 2009 5:14 AM
My loved one is a dementia patient and a diabetic. Her dementia was hardly noticable prior to her admission into a nursing home. I have been wondering why she has been "out of her mind" since she was admitted. I just found out she has been given Seroquel. The doctor said she is not taking her off. It is an outrage the symptoms she is experiencing. She is in with the crazy people at the hospital and I feel hopeless. Can anyone share their thoughts on this. Two days after I learned of the drug, our local newspaper printed an article on the FRONT PAGE about Astra-Zeneca's manufacturing and poor labeling regarding diabetes. All websites clearly state DO NOT GIVE TO DEMENTIA PATEINTS OR DIABETIC. My loved one is in horrifying distress!!
Posted by: Connie | March 1, 2009 1:12 PM
I was slowly put on 100 mg of Seroquel one year ago for Bipolar Disorder. I was agoraphobic, anxious and paranoid and suicidal before I started. I have gained 10 pounds maximum (it comes and goes). The drug has done wonders for me. So far 'I can see the light at the end of the tunnel' and it's not a train.
Posted by: AprilW | March 4, 2009 9:52 PM