Category: Defective Drugs
Texas Craniosynostosis Lawsuit
Craniosynostosis is a birth defect affecting the skull or brain development, in which the sutures between the bone-plates fuse prematurely, and the child is born with a misshapen or abnormally small head. Surgery may be possible to relieve pressure and...
Texas Congenital Hand Deformity Lawsuit
A Congenital Hand Deformity is a difference in the way a child’s hand develops, and may include extra fingers, webbed digits, connected fingers, missing fingers, or extra large fingers. Hand deformities may negatively impact a child’s self-esteem, ability to socialize,...
Texas Hydranencephaly Lawsuit
Hydranencephaly is a deadly birth defect of the brain, in which fluid-filled sacs form instead of brain matter. A child born with hydranencephaly is not expected to live for more than one year, and there is no treatment. Certain drugs,...
Texas Anencephaly Lawsuit
Anencephaly is a deadly neural tube birth defect, in which the baby's brain and skull fail to develop. There is no cure for anencephaly. It develops during the first month of pregnancy, before most women knows she is pregnant, and...
Texas Neural Tube Defect Lawsuit
A Neural Tube Defect is a birth defect that develops very early in fetal development, when the protective covering of the spinal cord does not close completely. For babies born with severe neural tube defects, they suffer permanent paralysis, and...
Texas Congenital Heart Defect Lawsuit
Congenital Heart Defects are the most common type of birth defect. Defects may include blockages, holes in the heart, or underdeveloped pumping chambers. Severe heart defects may require cardiac transplant or surgery to save the child's life. The congenital heart...
Texas Pulmonary Atresia Lawsuit
Pulmonary Atresia is a serious congenital birth defect of the heart, in which the pulmonary valve fails to open, preventing blood from flowing properly through the heart. Babies born with this heart problem need surgery very early in life. New...
Texas Hypospadia Lawsuit
A Hypospadia is a congenital birth defect that occurs in boys, in which the urethral opening is located on the underside of the penis instead of the tip. In severe cases, the urethral opening is at the base of the...
Texas Microcephaly Lawsuit
Microcephaly is a birth defect in which a baby’s brain develops at an abnormally slow rate or stops growing, resulting in a skull circumference that is significantly smaller than children of a similar age and sex. There is no cure...
Texas Plavix Cerebral Bleeding & Hemorrhage Lawsuit
Plavix has recently been linked to serious, life-threatening side effects, including internal bleeding, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, stroke, and death. Used in combination with aspirin, Plavix may double your risk of a severe bleeding event, including bleeding in the brain. NEW: Plavix...