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Accutane News – Case 1, 2 and 3 - $7m, $2.6m and now $10.5m

- LawyersandSettlements

05/04/2008- Accutane is as drug for treating severe acne. There are important and significant side-effects disclosed on the written warning. One side effect caused by ingesting Accutane is ulcerative colitis. A New Jersey state court jury awarded a 24 year old woman $10.5 million for compensatory damages. They Court did not allow the jury to consider punitive damages or consumer fraud issues. Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc. is the pharmaceutical company selling the drug.

There have been three verdicts to date. In May 2007 the first trial resulted in a 2.6 million verdict to an Alabama plaintiff. The second case in October awarded $7,000,000 to a plaintiff. There are 425 claims pending nationwide.

In the New Jersey case Kamie Kendall, a Utah hair dresser started taking Accutane at age 12, by age 14 she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and in 2006 she had her colon removed. Her continued medical problems include debilitating diarrhea.

Warnings include the following for a fetus whose mother took Accuatane: Accutane (isotretinoin) causes birth defects that include external deformity of the skull, ears, eyes, cleft palate, facial, and internal deformities of the central nervous system, cardiovascular system, thymous and parathymous glands, and finally can lead to spontaneous abortions and premature births.

The warning further goes on to say Accutane causes depression and suicidal ideation to name a few psychiatric disorders leading to suicide and suicide attempts.

Accutane Side Effects Lawsuit News Archive::

If you have taken Accutane or a generic including: Amnesteem, Claravis, Decutan, Roaccutane or Sotret and experienced serious Accutane side effects call our Accutane lawyer today to find out about an Accutane lawsuit. With offices in Washington D.C. and throughout Florida we are ready to help Accutane side effects victims nationwide. Let our Accutane Attorneys evaluate your case for free today. Fill out our online case evaluation form on this page or call us toll free at: 1.800.856.6405 for your free, confidential case evaluation.

Under no circumstances should you discontinue taking any medication, including Accutane or one the generic versions, without first consulting with your doctor.

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