The Mississippi River oil spill occurred at about 1:30 a.m., when a 600-foot tanker and a barge loaded with fuel collided.  The barge split in half, spilling more than 419,000 gallons of tar-like oil into the river. The barge’s owner, American Commercial Lines, immediately took responsibility for the oil spill. The  barge was being towed by the tugboat the Mel Oliver. Last week, the US Coast Guard determined that no one on the Mel Oliver had the proper licensing for piloting a tugboat.

The Mississippi River oil spill class action lawsuit was filed by New Orleans residents Stephen Marshall Gabarick and Bernard Attridge.   The lawsuit claims that following the oil spill, prevailing winds exposed residents and inhabitants of New Orleans to toxic fumes that were spread from the collision site to the French Quarter and Uptown.  The lawsuit also alleges that heavy oil has caused serious environmental damage to the river, threatened sensitive wetlands, and forced closure of several communities' water intakes to prevent contamination of drinking water supplies.

Because the oil spill has resulted in the closure of an 80-mile stretch of the Mississippi River, the plaintiffs allege that the incident has caused and will continue to cause loss of income to individuals and businesses that are being prevented from using the waterway.

Defendants named by the Mississippi River oil spill class action lawsuit include Laurin Maritime, the Houston firm that operates the Liberian-flagged tanker MV Tintomara; that ship's owner, Gibraltar-based Whitefin Shipping Co. Limited; American Commercial Lines Inc., the Indiana company that owns the barge; DRD Towing, the Harvey company that owns the tugboat Mel Oliver; and the New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association, one of whose members was in command of the Tintomara at the time of the collision.

Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), individuals and entities impacted by oil spills are entitled to compensation for property loss, loss of income and other damages caused by the incident.  Parties deemed responsible for an oil spill are liable for such losses.

If you or a loved one suffered economic or other damages as a result of the Mississippi River oil spill, you have valuable legal rights.  Please fill out our online form, or call 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636) to discuss your case with a qualified Mississippi River oil spill lawyer.

Class Action Status Requested To Benefit All Persons Who Reside in the State of Florida who Purchased, Consumed, Ingested or Used Recalled Baxter Heparin

Parker Waichman Alonso LLP and Becnel Law Firm, LLC announce that it has filed suit on behalf of a man who suffered an adverse reaction as a result of contaminated Heparin manufactured and distributed by Baxter Healthcare Corporation and Baxter International, Inc. Since November 2007, Baxter Heparin has been linked to serious and sometimes life-threatening allergic reactions in some patients.  Serious reactions to the drug include difficulty breathing, nausea, vomiting, excessive sweating and rapidly falling blood pressure that can lead to life threatening shock.  The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Docket Number:  # 9:08-cv-80311-KAM).

David D'Amico, a resident of Florida, was administered Heparin distributed by Baxter International and Baxter Healthcare Corporation.  D'Amico alleges that he suffered personal injuries as a result of the contaminated Heparin and also incurred substantial damages including, among other things, medical and hospital expenses, loss of income, and pain and suffering due to the negligence of Baxter International, Inc. and Baxter Healthcare Corporation.

Heparin is a vital drug used to prevent blood clots in dialysis patients and others.  Sales of Baxter Heparin constitute roughly 50% of the market share in the United States.  As early as November 2007, reports of adverse reactions to Baxter Heparin from 19 dialysis clinics in more than 12 states have been reported.   According to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), there have been 350 reports of adverse reactions to Baxter Heparin since December 2007, in contrast to 100 such reports the agency received in all of 2007. At least four of the reports since November, 2007 involved fatalities.

In January 2008, Baxter International, Inc. and Baxter Healthcare Corporation announced a recall of 9 lots of Heparin Sodium 1000 unit/mL vials for injection.  In February, the FDA warned healthcare practitioners not to use Baxter Heparin products, and on February 29, Baxter expanded the Heparin recall to include all of its Heparin products sold in the United States.  Since the Baxter Heparin recall, the FDA has confirmed that the active ingredient for Heparin that Baxter sourced from China had been contaminated with a chemical called over-sulfated chondroitin sulfate, a substance derived from animal cartilage.  The FDA said that the chondroitin sulfate had been molecularly altered to mimic the blood-clotting properties of Heparin.

If you or a loved one suffered a serious injury after being administered Heparin manufactured by Baxter International, Inc. and Baxter Healthcare Corporation, please contact our office by visiting www.yourlawyer.com.  Free case evaluations are also available by calling 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636).

About Parker Waichman Alonso LLP

Parker Waichman Alonso LLP is a leading products liability and personal injury law firm that represents plaintiffs nationwide.  The firm has offices in Florida, New York and New Jersey.  Parker Waichman Alonso LLP has assisted thousands of clients in receiving fair compensation for injuries resulting from defective drugs, tainted foods, medications and medical devices.   

About Becnel Law Firm LLC  

Becnel Law Firm LLC is a full service law firm representing clients both locally and nationally.  Becnel Law Firm, LLC has been in existence for over 30 years and is one of the largest personal injury firms in the New Orleans area. 

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Attorney Andres Alonso said the suit's initial goal is to require Nassau investigators to preserve, and eventually make available, all evidence in the death of Ward's 6-year-old daughter, as well as the girl's two slain younger brothers. The father of the two younger children, Michael Demesyeux, 5, and Innocent Demesyeux, 18 months, is also named Innocent Demesyeux.

Ward's attorneys contend that the county bore some responsibility in the deaths by not sharing information among agencies regarding Brewer's criminal and mental health history, and by not sending a CPS worker to the home on Saturday after receiving calls from Innocent Demesyeux claiming that Brewer was using drugs and threatening to harm the children.

Ward's attorneys said that had the county agencies done their jobs, the children would have been removed from the home and alive today.

"In doing nothing, they sacrificed these children," Alonso said. "This woman was a ticking time bomb, and they ignored her."

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Parker Waichman Alonso LLP Announces Opening of Dedicated Claims Center To Evaluate Numerous Possible Lawsuits Related to Defective Sprint Fidelis Leads Used With Medtronic Implantable Defibrillators. 

(New York) October 24, 2007 – The defective Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Leads were implanted into hundreds of thousands of people, leaving all of them at risk for serious injury if a Sprint Fidelis Lead fractures.  As a result of this, Parker Waichman Alonso LLP has opened a dedicated Claims Center within their office to review the potential lawsuits of people who were implanted with defective Sprint Fidelis Leads used with Medtronic defibrillators.   Medtronic suspended sales and recalled all unused Sprint Fidelis Leads on October 15, 2007 after receiving reports of at least 5 fatalities linked to lead fractures. Parker Waichman Alonso LLP recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of a man who had to undergo a dangerous and life-threatening surgical procedure after a Sprint Fidelis Lead fractured.  Parker Waichman Alonso LLP is seeking class action status for this lawsuit to represent all persons in the United States who were implanted with defective leads manufactured by Medtronic, Inc.

If you or a loved one received a Sprint Fidelis Lead with a Medtronic implantable defibrillator, please contact our claims center by visiting www.yourlawyer.com.  Free case evaluations are also available by calling 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636).

The Sprint Fidelis Lead is a wire that is used to attach a Medtronic implantable defibrillator to the heart.   The Sprint Fidelis Lead was first introduced by Medtronic in 2004, and has been used with most of the company’s implantable defibrillators since then.  This component is used in cardiac defibrillators -- or complex devices with defibrillation capacity -- and not in conventional pacemakers. Some patients with congestive heart failure use devices that include this defibrillation ability, and those are among the machines that use the Sprint Fidelis Lead.

Medtronic’s Sprint Fidelis Leads have been shown to have a continuing fracture problem.  This defect can cause the defibrillators to deliver a massive and painful electrical shock, or it can cause the device to fail to administer a lifesaving shock when necessary.   Such defects were discussed in an article written by doctors at The Minneapolis Heart Institute, one of the premier heart institutes in the world.   The researchers at the Minneapolis Heart Institute compared data regarding lead failures in both the Sprint Fidelis models and Medtronic’s earlier Sprint Quattro models. The study found the thinner Sprint Fidelis Lead had a higher chance of fracturing than the Sprint Quattro. According to Medtronic’s own estimate, approximately 2.3%, or 4,000 to 5,000 people with a Sprint Fidelis Lead will experience fracture within 30 months of having a defibrillator implanted.  

When a Sprint Fidelis Lead fractures, a patient must undergo a surgical procedure that can tear and scar the heart tissue and veins through which the Sprint Fidelis Lead wire runs.   The surgery to replace a defibrillator lead wire is far riskier than having the device itself replaced.
 
About Parker Waichman Alonso LLP:
Parker Waichman Alonso LLP is a leading products liability and personal injury law firm that represents plaintiffs nationwide.  The firm has offices in New York and New Jersey.  Parker Waichman Alonso LLP has assisted thousands of clients in receiving fair compensation for injuries resulting from defective products, drugs and medical devices.

For more information on Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, please visit: www.yourlawyer.com or call 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636).

CONTACT:    Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
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About Parker Waichman Alonso LLP:
Parker Waichman Alonso LLP is a leading products liability and personal injury law firm that represents plaintiffs nationwide.  The firm has offices in New York and New Jersey.  Parker Waichman Alonso LLP has assisted thousands of clients in receiving fair compensation for injuries resulting from defective products, medications and medical devices.
For more information on Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, please visit: www.yourlawyer.com or call 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636).

CONTACT:    Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
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The numbers keep adding up for the Ortho Evra birth-control patch.

Not sales -- those are down sharply -- but the docket of product liability cases filed against Johnson & Johnson, the maker of the one-of-a-kind contraceptive.

In its latest update last month, J&J said more than 2,400 Ortho Evra lawsuits are queued up in state and federal courts. Some 400 are New Jersey cases that have been consolidated in the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick, just a few blocks from the health-care conglomerate's headquarters.

Most of the lawsuits have a common theme: J&J allegedly knew the skin patch had greater safety risks than birth-control pills, particularly in the incidence of harmful blood clots that could develop in women's legs and lungs. But it chose to aggressively market the contraceptive in ads featuring supermodel Naomi Campbell and others, and soft-pedaled the dangers.

J&J denies the claims, and says Ortho Evra is a "safe and needed" contraceptive if used according to its label.

But the company's defense has a complication: Two former executives have said they raised red flags about the patch's safety but were ignored.

One is Joel Lippman, a medical officer whose claims about problems with Ortho Evra and other products were first made public in a state whistleblower suit last year. The other is a J&J vice president who decided to resign from a job overseeing the "benefit risk and safety evaluation" of reproductive products -- including the patch -- after being unable to properly "exercise this responsibility," according to a recently unsealed document in the New Jersey litigation.

The latter filing is an October 2005 letter addressed to J&J Chief Executive William Weldon by the executive, whose name and exact job title were redacted by the court. The officer said he or she had left the company the previous month in part because Ortho Evra's risks had been downplayed, despite "compelling evidence" to the contrary.

"My discomfort on the issues mentioned above was and is still shared by many of my former colleagues, and several of them asked me to be more open on the reasons for my resignation," the person wrote.

J&J said the former employee, who tracked adverse reactions to the patch after it was on the market, vouched for its safety to both the company and the Food and Drug Administration while working there.

More than 4 million women used Ortho Evra after it was approved for sale in the United States in 2001. It's biggest selling point is convenience -- slap the patch on for a week, and you're set. But having a hormonal contraceptive delivered through the skin turns out to be a different proposition than digesting it in a daily pill.

In 2005, the FDA and J&J agreed to make a change in Ortho Evra's label that said users of the patch could be exposed to 60 percent more estrogen than women who used the pill.

Oral contraceptives have been linked to some risk of harmful side effects, such as deep-vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, a potentially fatal condition in which clots form in the body and make their way to the lungs. To the women suing J&J, greater estrogen exposure from the patch means greater risk of death or injury.

"They should have warned about that, and they didn't," said Andres Alonso, a partner with Parker & Waichman, which represents more than 600 Ortho Evra plaintiffs.

Another plaintiff attorney, Gary Douglas, said Johnson & Johnson had data showing the different rates of exposure before the drug was approved. Douglas is scheduled to try the first Ortho Evra case, a wrongful death suit brought by the estate of 18-year-old college student Zakiya Kennedy, this fall in New York.

"Johnson & Johnson not only knew their product delivered more estrogen than the pill, but deliberately manipulated the numbers and results of the clinical trials to reflect that it delivered the same amount as the pill," Douglas said.

Lippman has already been deposed in the New Jersey litigation, according to his lawyer. The executive, who helped oversee clinical trials for the patch, said he raised questions about the "dangerously high levels of estrogen" emitted by Ortho Evra in the late 1990s but was ignored. J&J has said Lippman's allegations are untrue, and that he was fired from another post in 2006 for conduct unrelated to his safety claims.

An FDA medical reviewer cited the potential for clot-related problems with Ortho Evra in 2001, and said post-market studies would be necessary. But the patch was ultimately approved by the agency, and the revised label says "it is not known" if the patch's different profile of estrogen exposure leads to more serious health problems than the pill.

Preliminary data from two, large J&J-funded studies last year were a mixed bag. One showed a twofold increase in events involving clots with Ortho Evra users compared with women who took oral contraceptives. Another showed no difference at all.

Both epidemiological studies are ongoing, and the full results could be critical to the outcome of the litigation.

No trial date is set yet for the New Jersey cases, but jury selection for the Kennedy case is expected to commence on Nov 19. The first federal suit is expected to go on trial in June next year in Cincinnati, Ohio, where U.S. District Court cases have been pooled.

The vice president who wrote Weldon said the company chose to publicize early study data that showed comparable safety results between the patch and the pill, even though J&J was aware of more than 20 deaths that had been tied to Ortho Evra after it hit the market.

"It was decided to quickly try to communicate in priority on these partial and incomplete results, despite compelling evidence that the estrogenic exposure was unusually high compared to an oral product, and that the reporting rate of fatalities and of various thromoboembloic disorders was out of range for this class of products," the executive wrote in the letter.

Weldon did not respond to the executive, but the head of the former employee's business unit arranged a meeting to discuss the concerns soon afterwards, said Gloria Vanderham, a spokeswoman for Ortho Women's Health & Urology, the J&J unit that sells the birth-control patch.

Saddled with inconclusive results from studies, doctors are prescribing other contraceptives. Peak sales of Ortho Evra were $416 million in 2005, but fell 45 percent last year and were off another 39 percent in the first six months of this year, according to IMS Health. In the past year, the patch has been eclipsed by Organon's NuvaRing and an uptick in oral contraceptives.

Still, Wall Street hasn't taken much notice of the Ortho Evra litigation yet. Investors have bigger concerns about J&J, such as the coming patent expirations of several major drugs and the slump in sales of drug-coated coronary stents, said Les Funtleyder, a health-care analyst with Miller Tabak.

"It's sort of on the radar screen, but it's way, way down," Funtleyder said.

Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, Hutton & Hutton Law Firm LLC, Neblett Beard & Arsenault and Becnel Law Firm have been retained by numerous individuals and business owners who have sustained losses as a result of Coffeyville Oil Spill 

Amended Complaint Seeking Class Action Status Filed in Kansas District Court to Benefit All Affected Residents and Businesses 

Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, Hutton & Hutton Law Firm LLC, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault and Becnel Law Firm LLC announce that additional defendants have been added to a class action lawsuit they have filed.  The lawsuit was filed suit on behalf of a man who lost his house and business as a result of the oil that spilled from the Coffeyville Resources refinery.  The suit was initially filed on July 5, 2007 in the United States District Court, District of Kansas as a class action lawsuit and has been assigned to Judge J. Thomas Marten (Docket Number 6:07-CV-1186).  One of the additional defendants include Coffeyville Acquisition, LLC, an entity principally owned by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., its subsidiary J. Aron & Company, Kelso & Company and/or its affiliates. Other additional defendants include CVR Energy, Inc.;  Coffeyville Group Holdings, LLC;  Coffeyville Refining and Marketing Inc.;  Coffeyville Resources Crude Transportation, LLC; Coffeyville Resources Terminal, LLC; and Coffeyville Resources Pipeline, LLC.

On July 1 and July 2, 2007 more than 71,000 gallons of crude oil spilled from the Coffeyville Resources refinery, far more than the 42,000 gallons that was initially reported. The spill occurred when Coffeyville Resources mistakenly allowed crude oil to be pumped into a storage tank long after it had reached capacity.  It was several hours before the leak was discovered. Due to widespread flooding that was occurring at the time of the oil spill, the crude oil reached and damaged a very large area.  More than 2,500 residents and businesses have been displaced by the oil slick and “toxic soup” that made its way on the Verdigris River.  In excess of 200 properties have already been destroyed by these uncontrolled waterborne poisons.  

Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, Hutton & Hutton Law Firm LLC, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault and Becnel Law Firm LLC urge anyone affected by the Coffeyville Resources refinery oil spill to visit www.oilspillclaims.com for a free case evaluation or call 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636).

The economic effects of oil spills can be devastating and far-reaching. Large companies, sole proprietors, and individuals alike stand to endure major economic losses when oil spills occur. Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the responsible party is liable for the costs associated with the containment or cleanup of the spill and any damages resulting from the spill.

Oil spills cause large scale damage, destruction and death to aquatic environments. The type of oil determines the type of damage. Crude oil is suffocating and has a toxic effect because it is like a heavy tar. Crude oil is difficult to clean and can linger in the environment for many years.   Crude oil causes much damage to birds and mammals; it sticks to their fur or feathers, causing hypothermia by reducing insulation and making them easy prey. It also causes loss of weight due to lack of ability to feed and also causes damage to the digestive systems when the oil is ingested.   Crude oil can destroy food and water supplies, produce toxic fumes, and destroy shorelines and riverbanks. Refined petroleum such as gasoline is generally more toxic but evaporates quickly.  Refined petroleum causes damage not due to stickiness but due to toxicity. Animals become poisoned when they ingest refined petroleum products, and the poison travels up the food chain. Respiratory, immune and adrenal systems are also damaged. Blood and organs are damaged. Breeding is interrupted or halted, or offspring become poisoned and die.

About Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Parker Waichman Alonso LLP is a leading products liability and personal injury law firm that represents plaintiffs nationwide. The firm has offices in New York and New Jersey. Parker Waichman Alonso LLP has represented thousands of clients in receiving fair compensation for injuries resulting from defective products, tainted foods, defective pharmaceuticals and medical devices, toxic spills and medical malpractice.  For more information on Coffeyville Resources refinery oil spill to visit www.oilspillclaims.com

About Hutton & Hutton LLC
Hutton & Hutton represents people who suffer personal injury and/or economic harm. The Firm has obtained verdicts and settlements exceeding $200 million in Kansas, Oklahoma and other states.

About Neblett, Beard & Arsenault LLP
Neblett, Beard & Arsenault has represented injury victims and their families for almost three decades. They represent people who have suffered serious injury and death resulting from offshore and maritime incidents, automobile accidents, dangerous products, medical negligence, workplace accidents, and environmental exposure to dangerous and toxic substances. They also served on the executive committee in the litigation brought as a result of the oil spill at the Murphy Oil refinery during Hurricane Katrina.
 
Becnel Law Firm LLC 
Becnel Law Firm LLC is a full service law firm representing clients both locally and nationally.  Becnel Law Firm, LLC has been in existence for over 30 years and is one of the largest personal injury firms in the New Orleans area.  They were heavily involved in the litigation and resolution of numerous claims brought as a result of the oil spill at the Murphy Oil refinery during Hurricane Katrina.

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Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, Hutton & Hutton Law Firm LLC, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault and Becnel Law Firm LLC  announces that they have filed suit on behalf of a man who lost his house and business as a result of the oil that spilled from the Coffeyville Resources refinery.  The suit was filed on July 5, 2007 in the United States District Court, District of Kansas as a class action lawsuit and has been assigned to Judge J. Thomas Marten (Docket Number 6:07-CV-1186). The defendants named in the complaint include Coffeyville Resources, LLC; Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, LLC; Coffeyville Resources Crude Transportation, LLC; Coffeyville Resources Terminal, LLC; Coffeyville Resources Pipeline, LLC; and Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers, LLC.

On July 1 and July 2, 2007 more than 71,000 gallons of crude oil spilled from the Coffeyville Resources refinery, far more than the 42,000 gallons that was initially reported.  Due to widespread flooding that was occurring at the time of the oil spill, the crude oil reached and damaged a very large area.  More than 2,500 residents and businesses have been displaced by the oil slick and “toxic soup” that made its way on the Verdigris River.  In excess of 200 properties have already been destroyed by these uncontrolled waterborne poisons.   Refinery officials said they are still investigating how the spill occurred.

Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, Hutton & Hutton Law Firm LLC, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault and Becnel Law Firm LLC urge anyone affected by the Coffeyville Resources refinery oil spill to visit www.oilspillclaims.com for a free case evaluation or call 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636).

The economic effects of oil spills can be devastating and far-reaching. Large companies, sole proprietors, and individuals alike stand to endure major economic losses when oil spills occur. Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the responsible party is liable for the costs associated with the containment or cleanup of the spill and any damages resulting from the spill.

Oil spills cause large scale damage, destruction and death to aquatic environments. The type of oil determines the type of damage. Crude oil is suffocating and has a toxic effect because it is like a heavy tar. Refined petroleum such as gasoline is generally more toxic but evaporates quickly. Crude oil causes much damage to birds and mammals; it sticks to their fur or feathers, causing hypothermia by reducing insulation and making them easy prey. It also causes loss of weight due to lack of ability to feed and also causes damage to the digestive systems when the oil is ingested. Refined petroleum causes damage not due to stickiness but due to toxicity. Animals become poisoned when they ingest refined petroleum products, and the poison travels up the food chain. Respiratory, immune and adrenal systems are also damaged. Blood and organs are damaged. Breeding is interrupted or halted, or offspring become poisoned and die.

About Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Parker Waichman Alonso LLP is a leading products liability and personal injury law firm that represents plaintiffs nationwide. The firm has offices in New York and New Jersey. Parker Waichman Alonso LLP has represented thousands of clients in receiving fair compensation for injuries resulting from defective products, tainted foods, defective pharmaceuticals and medical devices, toxic spills and medical malpractice.  For more information on Coffeyville Resources refinery oil spill to visit www.oilspillclaims.com

About Hutton & Hutton LLC
Hutton & Hutton represents people who suffer personal injury and/or economic harm. The Firm has obtained verdicts and settlements exceeding $200 million in Kansas, Oklahoma and other states.

About Neblett, Beard & Arsenault LLP
Neblett, Beard & Arsenault has represented injury victims and their families for almost three decades. They represent people who have suffered serious injury and death resulting from offshore and maritime incidents, automobile accidents, dangerous products, medical negligence, workplace accidents, and environmental exposure to dangerous and toxic substances. They also served on the executive committee in the litigation brought as a result of the oil spill at the Murphy Oil refinery during Hurricane Katrina. 

About Becnel Law Firm LLC  
Becnel Law Firm LLC is a full service law firm representing clients both locally and nationally.  Becnel Law Firm, LLC has been in existence for over 30 years and is one of the largest personal injury firms in the New Orleans area.  They were heavily involved in the litigation and resolution of numerous claims brought as a result of the oil spill at the Murphy Oil refinery during Hurricane Katrina.

CONTACT:  

Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
David Krangle, Esq.
1-800-LAW-INFO
1-800-529-4636
dkrangle@yourlawyer.com
www.yourlawyer.com

About Parker Waichman Alonso LLP:  

Parker Waichman Alonso LLP is leading the litigation against Bausch & Lomb, Inc. on behalf of people injured as a result of using ReNu with MoistureLoc® Contact Lens Solution.  Parker Waichman Alonso LLP has also filed a medical monitoring class-action suit against Bausch & Lomb, Inc. seeking compensation for medical evaluations for all people who used ReNu with MoistureLoc. 
Parker Waichman Alonso LLP is a leading products liability and personal injury law firm that represents plaintiffs nationwide.  The firm has offices in New York and New Jersey.  Parker Waichman Alonso LLP has assisted thousands of clients in receiving fair compensation for injuries resulting from defective products, medications and medical devices.

For more information on Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, please visit: www.yourlawyer.com or call 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636).

CONTACT:    Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
                  David Krangle, Esq.
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If you or a loved one believes that you may have sustained Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF), also referred to as Nephrogenic Fibrosining Dermopathy (NFD), please contact our office by visiting www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/nsf .  Free case evaluations are also available by calling Parker Waichman Alonso LLP at 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636).

In 2006, researchers found there is a direct connection between the development of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) and the use of Gadolinium contrast agents during Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) for those kidney problems.

An MRI scan is performed to obtain a clear detailed image of a patient’s internal organs and tissues and an MRA is used to obtain a detailed image of a patient’s blood vessels.  During some MRI and MRA scans, a Gadolinium based contrast agent is injected into the patient to highlight blood vessels so they can be distinguished from other nearby tissues.

Symptoms of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) are.

• Burning
• Itching
• Swelling
• Hardening and tightening of the skin
• Red or dark patches on the skin
• Yellow spots on the whites of the eyes
• Stiffness in joints and trouble moving or straightening the arms, hands, legs, feet
• Pain deep in the hip bones or ribs
• Muscle weakness
• Death

About Parker Waichman Alonso LLP:

Parker Waichman Alonso LLP is a leading products liability and personal injury law firm that represents plaintiffs nationwide.  The firm has offices in New York and New Jersey.  Parker Waichman Alonso LLP has assisted thousands of clients in receiving fair compensation for injuries resulting from defective products, tainted foods, medications and medical devices.