Kenneth B. Moll & Associates, Ltd. To File Worldwide Class Action Complaint Against Bayer Naming Injured Plaintiffs from Around the World.Business Editors & Legal Writers CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2002 On Monday, January 14, 2002, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. law firm of KENNETH B. MOLL & ASSOCIATES, LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability ., based in Chicago, Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. , will file a worldwide class action complaint naming as Class Representatives multiple foreign plaintiffs from around the world who have used the potentially deadly anti-cholesterol drug Lipobay (Baycol in the United States). The worldwide complaint is part of an ongoing effort to ensure that all persons around the world who used the potentially deadly drug Lipobay are justly compensated and to assure that those who took the drug are properly informed of its potentially dangerous propensities. The complaint names plaintiffs from Germany, Italy, Australia, Jamaica, Canada, Egypt and the United States and affects those from all countries around the world. KENNETH B. MOLL & ASSOCIATES, LTD. presently represents victims from over thirteen different countries worldwide. Attorney Kenneth B. Moll and German attorney Michael Witti have been working together coordinating efforts in their representation of victims in Germany and throughout Europe through the worldwide class action filed in the United States. Worldwide there have been hundreds of "reported" cases of the deadly condition rhabdomyolysis rhabdomyolysis /rhab·do·my·ol·y·sis/ (-mi-ol´i-sis) disintegration of striated muscle fibers with excretion of myoglobin in the urine. rhab·do·my·ol·y·sis n. , including over 53 deaths, associated with patients who used Lipobay/Baycol. An estimated 6,000,000 people worldwide have been prescribed pre·scribe v. pre·scribed, pre·scrib·ing, pre·scribes v.tr. 1. To set down as a rule or guide; enjoin. See Synonyms at dictate. 2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment). Lipobay/Baycol to reduce cholesterol. The lawsuit lawsuit: see procedure; tort. alleges that, "It is believed that far more instances of serious side effects Side effects Effects of a proposed project on other parts of the firm. and death caused by, or associated with taking Lipobay/Baycol have occurred but have not yet been properly diagnosed or reported to the appropriate governmental agencies because Bayer failed to put the medical community on notice of the strong association between the use of Lipobay/Baycol and rhabdomyolysis. As a result, symptoms of many patients went undiagnosed and ultimately caused an increased risk of harm and death to many patients." PRESS CONFERENCE: Attorney Kenneth B. Moll and attorney Michael Witti will be holding a press conference at Viehhauser im Presseclub GmbH, Schiffbauerdamm 40 10117 Berlin, Germany on Monday, January 14, 2002 at 10:30 a.m. (Local time). A copy of the complaint is available upon request |
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