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Our defective drug and pharmaceutical litigation attorneys serving Salt Lake City and all of Utah have helped many injured individuals obtain fair compensation. If you have been injured by a dangerous drug, contact our law office for free legal advice.
Siegfried & Jensen
5664 South Green St.
Murray, Utah 84123
Phone: 1-866-883-5350
Fax: 1-801-266-1338
At Siegfried & Jensen, we have over 15 years of experience handling dangerous drug claims. Our experienced pharmaceutical litigation attorneys have handled cases focused on many different dangerous pharmaceutical drugs, handling cases on behalf of individual victims of dangerous drugs and have represented a number of states in large pharmaceutical litigation.
While no attorney can guarantee that you will receive compensation for your pharmaceutical litigation claim, our firm has a proven track record of success handling various types of defective drug cases. Although there is some risk in all medical treatement, drug companies remain responsible to warn consumers of the dangers of the particular drugs they produce. If they find that the danger is greater than the beneift, they have a duty to voluntarily recall the drug or to comply with FDA recommendations to recall the drug.
If you have been injured by a pharmaceutical drug because the drug company did not fulfill its duties, you may be eligible for compensation. For more information about pharmaceutical litigation and other personal injury claims, please visit our frequently asked questions pages or contact us and one of our specialists will evaluate your claim.
We can handle drug cases from Utah and throughout the United States. No matter where you are, we will evaluate your case without charge.
Many people who pursue defective drug claims with the help of our pharmaceutical litigation attorneys in the Salt Lake City , Utah area do so in the hopes of initiating a drug recall. Our attorneys can never guarantee that filing your claim will lead to a drug recall. We can, however, tell you that when more claims are filed against a certain drug company for a specific drug, a recall can become much more likely. Learn more about recalls of dangerous drugs.
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Yaz, Yasmin® and the generic Ocella are birth control pills. The difference between these birth control pills and others is that they contain drosperinone. Drosperinone affects the body's normal regulation of the potassium levels in the blood. If the level of potassium is abnormal it can cause blood blots, heart attachs, strokes, pulmonary embolisms, deep vein thrombosis, or sudden death.
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Chantix®, manufactured by Pfizer, is a perscription, anti-smoking drug. There hvae been very seriou sside effects connected with the use of Chantix®. These side effects include severe depression, suicide, attempted suicide, self destructive behavior, blacouts or loss of consciousness. As of July 2009, the FDA required Pfizer to include a bloack box warning on its labeling for Chantix. The FDA requires a black box warning when medical studies indicate that the drug carries a significant risk of serious or even life-threatening side-effects.
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Avandia® is an oral prescription medication used in treating type 2 diabetes. The FDA issued a safety alert dated May 21, 2007, stating, "Safety data from controlled clinical trials have shown that there is potentially significant increased risk of heart attack and heart-related deaths in patients taking Avandia."
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A recent study published in 2008 nby the American Journal of Sports Medicine identified intra-articular or post-operative pain pumps as a likely cause of a specific type of chondrolysis called Postarthritic Glenohumeral Chondrolyisis. Chondrolysis is the destruction and deterioiraqtion of joint cartilage. This type of chrondolysis is specifically associated with use of pain pumps following shoulder surgery.
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In a study recently released by the University of British Columbia and published in the Journal of Rheumatology on January 15, 2008, a link has been established between popular osteoporosis drugs and bone necrosis. Bone necrosis is a disease that leads to a permanent loss of blood supply to the bones. Without an adequate blood supply the bone tissue dies and causes the bone to collapse.
A University of Britihs Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute study has found tha ta popular class of osteoporosis drugs which includes Fosamax® nearly triples the risk of developing bone necrosis, a condition that can lead to disfigurement and incapacitating pain.
The irony is that Fosamax® was originally prescribed to prevent bone decay but instead may actually cause decay of certain bones which can potentially lead to fractures.
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Digitek®, a drug widely used in the treatment of various heart conditions was recalled in early 2008 after the medication was found to contain twice the appropriate level of the active ingredient, digoxin. Because patients taking Digitek® are already under a physician's care for heart problems, an incorrect dosage of this medication can be especially dangerou screating even more cardiac instability and compounding existing problems.
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Defribillators are implanted in patients who are at reiusk of sudden cardiac arrest. The leads extend from the defibirillator to the heart and deliver an electrical shock or rapid pacing driectly to the heart so that the heard can be restored to a normal rhythm. On October 15, 2007, reports of fatalities due to factures of the lead wires causing the defribrillator to emit a massive and painful shock to the heart resulted in Medtronic suspending the sale of their Sprint Fidelis leads, model nos. 6930, 6931, 6948, and 6949.
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Many defective drugs have an existing litigation history, meaning that multiple victims have filed claims for similar injuries. There will, however, always be a first claim against a dangerous or defective drug, which often paves the way for others who have been injured and previously chose to remain silent. It is possible that your case could be the first of its kind, or that others have filed similar suits against the manufacturer. Learn more about additional defective drug claims filed by our pharmaceutical litigation attorneys.
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Our pharmaceutical litigation attorneys have provided answers to commonly asked questions about dangerous and defective drug claims. Visit our pharmaceutical litigation FAQ.
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At Siegfried & Jensen our defective drug and pharmaceutical litigation attorneys have been serving Salt Lake City and other areas throughout Utah for more than 15 years. Medical injuries often present our clients with difficult financial burdens which we refuse to compound with unnecessary legal fees. At our firm all of our legal fees are assessed on a contingency basis, meaning that if we don't succeed in obtaining compensation for your case, you owe us nothing. We also offer free case evaluations and legal advice. Contact the law office of Siegfried & Jensen today.
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