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Fen-Phen Diet Drug Litigation
PPH
(Primary Pulmonary
Hypertension) – Fen-Phen Claims
Fen-Phen drugs (Pondimin
and Redux) have been linked to a very serious condition called “PPH”
(primary pulmonary hypertension). This disease is rare but can often be
fatal. Sometimes PPH symptoms do not show up for a number of years after
taking Fen-Phen. Early diagnosis and treatment of PPH is critical. There
are treatments
available that can help improve quality of life and extend life expectancy
for people diagnosed with PPH. Unfortunately it is often difficult to
diagnose PPH and it may take a number of years after the first symptoms
appear (usually shortness of breath with minimal exertion) to diagnose PPH.
Primary, or unexplained, pulmonary hypertension (PPH)
is a rare lung disorder in which the blood pressure in the pulmonary artery
rises far above normal levels for no apparent reason. The pulmonary artery
is a blood vessel carrying oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle (one
of the heart's pumping chambers) to the lungs. In the lungs, the blood picks
up oxygen, then flows to the heart's left side,
where the left ventricle pumps it to the rest of the body through the aorta.
If you have been diagnosed
with Primary Pulmonary Hypertension, a very rare and serious condition, and
have taken Fen-Phen in the past, please contact our office immediately
for information as to your legal rights.
$2,000 FEN-PHEN PAYMENTS
Many of our Fen Phen clients (and former
clients) are receiving letters from AHP Settlement Trust stating they might
be eligible for a $2,000 payment (and possible future benefits) if they
provide the Trust with a gray form completed by a cardiologist.
If you
received such a letter and have any questions or need assistance with the
gray form and filing your claim, please call
Darcie
at our toll-free number:
1-877-237-3166.
Primary Pulmonary
Hypertension (PPH) – Fen-Phen Claims
Primary, or unexplained, pulmonary
hypertension (PPH) is a rare lung disorder in which the blood pressure in
the pulmonary artery rises far above normal levels for no apparent reason.
The pulmonary artery is a blood vessel carrying oxygen-poor blood from the
right ventricle (one of the heart's pumping chambers) to the lungs. In the
lungs, the blood picks up oxygen, then flows to
the heart's left side, where the left ventricle pumps it to the rest of the
body through the aorta.
If you have been diagnosed with Primary
Pulmonary Hypertension, a very rare and serious condition, and have taken
Fen-Phen in the past, please contact our office immediately for information
as to your legal rights.
Opt Out Settlements
We have over 270 clients who we have filed
lawsuits on behalf of, with the assistance of Attorney George Fleming, and
his law firm, in
Houston, Texas. Very recently, after years of
litigation and negotiations, George and his team of attorneys have been able
to obtain a settlement that appears to be fair. In the next couple of weeks
everyone who has had a lawsuit filed on their behalf will receive
information from George Fleming and our office about the proposed
settlement. After you receive the information, if you have any questions
give us a call.
Final Judicial Approval (7th
Amendment)
On May 16,
2006, the 7th Amendment achieved “Final Judicial Approval”.
Although Final Judicial Approval has occurred, at this time the Fund
Administrators remain unable to state the dollar amount that the people
whose cases pass audit will receive based on the relative payment value or
their Claim. The determination of the pro-rata share of the Supplemental
Class Settlement Fund can not be made until all Initial Reviews and Second
Reviews of Category One Claims have been completed and finalized. At this
time, the Fund Administrators cannot predict when all such reviews will be
completed (hopefully by the end of this year), the dollar amount those claims will receive, nor the date or
timeframe when that distribution will occur.
Unfortunately, many of the echo audits have resulted in fairly
substantial downgrades in echo reads. This has been a problem for cases
nationwide. The explanation proffered by the 7th Amendment
people is that the echoes are now being read by using a computer program,
instead of doctors simply “eyeballing it” and giving their impression.
By downgrading the echo, the reading
cardiologists are stating that the injury or injuries to the heart are not
as severe as originally feared and thus the recoveries for those folks whose
echoes have been downgraded will be minimal. Of course, that is not all bad
news, since no one wants to have a serious heart problem.
Because of the downgrades, many of our 7th
Amendment clients will only receive minimal recoveries. This actually is
good news, since no one wants to have a serious heart valve injury.
We have heard back on the majority of our
audits, nearly all have been downgraded, but we are still waiting for
all of
the echo reads to come in. If you have a case in the 7th Amendment
with our office and have not received the results of your audit from our
office, we will contact you as soon as the results are received by our
office.
CONTACT US:
If you have any questions concerning this case please feel free to
contact
Darcie Wahl at 701-237-3166 or
toll-free 877-237-3166 or by e-mail at:
dwahl@solberglaw.com
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