More than 26,000 Lawsuits Over Seroquel Pending As First Trial Gets Underway
Among Seroquel lawyers, all eyes are on New Jersey state court, where the first trial over AstraZeneca’s failure to warn users about the risk of diabetes from Seroquel is underway. This is the first trial out of more than 26,000 lawsuits over Seroquel filed across the country by users who suffered injuries like diabetes, pancreatitis and a rare movement disorder known as tardive dyskinesia.
The attorneys at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. represent individuals throughout the United States who are pursuing similar cases against AstraZeneca. While the drug maker has continued to defend their popular antipsychotic medication, documents uncovered during the litigation establish that they have been aware of the risk of diabetes and weight gain from Seroquel for years, yet withheld this information from doctors and attempted to promote the drug as weight-neutral.
While the results of the Seroquel trial in New Jersey, which began this week, will not have any binding impact on other cases, it is always good to evaluate how juries respond to similar evidence that will be presented in other cases filed by users who have suffered injuries from Seroquel.
In the case, plaintiff Ted Baker alleges that he developed diabetes after taking Seroquel for three years for post-traumatic stress disorder. A big issue at trial will be other risk factors for diabetes that Baker may have had.
Regardless of the outcome of this case, AstraZenca’s Seroquel problems are unlikely to end any time soon. According to the latest figures disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this year, the drug maker is now facing 26,000 Seroquel lawsuits. This is a 65% increase over the number of cases reported one year ago, according to a report by Bloomberg News.
Our Seroquel lawyers are continuing to review and evaluate potential cases for users of the antipsychotic who developed diabetes, pancreatitis or tardive dyskinesia. To review a potential claim on behalf of yourself, a friend or family member, request a free consultation and claim evaluation.
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David says:
My doctor placed me on Seroquel to both help me to sleep and to help control my moods. Hmmm….didn’t know I was moody. Anyway, I gained right at 30 lbs. and after going off of it after two years, I have now been diagnosed as a type2 diabetic. My high blood sugar was never a problem while I was on this drug. My doctor talked in circles each time I asked about it. I had never had high blodd sugar in my life. I don’t live on fast food..never have. I don’t feel as though I was pre-disposed to getting type2 diabetes. I found out the side effects about Seroquel online, not from my doctor. And noone wants to take resposibility for my type2 diabetes. I have been called a “difficult” patient because I quit taking this bad drug. I’m sure there was something else I could have taken to help me sleep. I am not, never have been psychotic. I think Astra-Zeneca should have to take responsiblity for my condition. I was blown off by my doctor for two years as this drug evidently damaged my pancreas.
Posted on September 16, 2011 at 4:27 am
mark says:
I was on serequel for over 2 years and still do not know why i was prescribed this drug. I need help trying to understand why I was given this life altering drug
Posted on March 30, 2013 at 6:52 pm