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Paxil Birth Defects Can Be Defective Drug Side Effects

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Antidepressant drug Paxil has been sold since 1992, and in that time has become known for serious side effects, starting with violent and suicidal behavior by users. Now it’s getting worse. Now, pregnant women who use Paxil risk having their baby born with birth defects such as problems with their brain, spinal column, lungs, heart or other vital organs.

Accountable for these Paxil side effects injuries is GlaxoSmithKline P.L.C., an English pharmaceutical giant which gained about $1 billion last years in sales of Paxil alone – sales which were only about 2 per cent of Glaxo’s total sales. However, as Glaxo made billions, many Americans suffered from disastrous Paxil side effects. And such suffering must end.

A definite means of fighting Paxil side effects including debilitating birth defects is to issue a strong message to Glaxo that its manufacturing negligence won’t be tolerated any longer. Already, more than 600 Paxil side effects lawsuits have been filed against Glaxo, showing negligence in its creation and selling of the dangerously defective drug.

Among such lawsuits was one by Pennsylvania parents whose son was born with heart ailments after his mother took Paxil as an antidepressant during her pregnancy. The boy lived, but he did need several surgeries. That’s why a jury in Philadelphia, PA last fall awarded his parents $2.5 million in compensatory damages for their suffering from defective drug Paxil.

As a result of Paxil side effects injuries, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has placed public health advisories on the defective drug. In fact, the FDA recently strengthened the warning to consumers that it placed on Paxil’s label. Yet the drug continues to be sold, and the number of victims continues to mount.

Can you do anything about Paxil birth defects and other Paxil side effects injuries? Yes. You can contact a knowledgeable and experienced defective drugs lawyer or attorney to battle for your rights in the legal arena. A Paxil side effects lawyer or Paxil birth defects attorney can work to get your financial compensation for medical costs, lost income and pain and suffering.

Contact a defective drugs attorney or Paxil side effects lawyer immediately with the Bob Goldwater Law Firm to get the legal help you need for a Paxil birth defect claim in any of the nation’s 50 states. Pharmaceutical companies making billions of dollars can’t be allowed to hurt innocent Americans due to manufacturing negligence in creating defective drugs such as Paxil.

Jim S. Adler & Associates is a longtime Texas personal injury law firm with offices in Houston, Dallas, Channelview and San Antonio. The Texas law firm provides a free case review and represents Paxil birth defect victims, victims of car, auto, SUV, truck, motorcycle and other traffic accidents, as well as other defective drug victims.

Injured By A Drunk Driver? A Car Accident Lawyer Can Fight For Your Legal Rights

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Annually, America’s horrendous death toll from drunk drivers reaches its apex in what should be a joyful holiday season. But year-end celebrations lead to increased indulgence, and increased drunk driving, which in turn leads to severe injuries and even fatalities for innocent victims of drunk driving accidents.

Should a family member become such a victim, find solace in the fact that you can fight back with a drunk driving lawsuit. A car accident attorney or drunk driving lawyer can pursue financial compensation for your loved one’s losses, including medical bills, pain and suffering, and lost wages.

This form of legal action is necessary and vital, in that America’s drunk driving toll is catastrophically high. In 2007 alone, 13,000 Americans died due to drunk drivers — almost a third of all who died in traffic collisions. And in the state of Texas in 2008, drunk drivers slaughtered 975 persons. That’s 28 per cent of the total traffic accident fatalities.

Probing further, more than 500,000 Americans have been killed by drunk drivers since 1982. Those deaths are more than all American combat deaths in every war since and including World War II. In other words, America suffers far more deaths from drunk drivers than from any foreign enemies. In effect, drunk driving carnage is part of an undeclared war that never ends.

The state of Texas has enhanced its laws to help police officers make drunk driving arrests. Beginning Sept. 1, 2009, officers were allowed to take blood samples to test blood alcohol levels (BAC) in suspected drunk drivers without first getting a warrant – which takes precious time. That can be done if the suspect already has a drunk driving record; if a victim besides the suspect dies or is expected to die; if a victim besides the suspect suffers injury and needs to be hospitalized; or if at least one passenger in a vehicle in the accident is a child under 15.

Also combating drunk driving deaths is Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, a national organization with a strong presence in Texas. MADD not only serves drunk driving victims and their families, but also presses for legislation to fight drunk driving. That includes calling for breath-testing devices in cars which will prohibit a drunk driver from turning on the ignition.

Though these strategies all can help, the horrible drunk driving toll continues. That’s why it must be made clear to drunk drivers that they’ll be held responsible for their actions, legally and economically. An experienced drunk driving lawyer or car accident attorney can send that message in a fight for legal justice.

Offering a free case review, Jim S. Adler & Associates is a longtime Texas personal injury law firm with offices in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Channelview. The law firm represents victims of SUV, car, auto, bus, truck, motorcycle and other traffic accidents.

Traffic Injury Victims In Texas Often Must Rely On A Houston Car Accident Lawyer

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Traffic accidents impact Texans more than any other personal injury event. Each year, as many as 3,400 Texans are killed in a traffic accident or auto collision, and many more thousands are injured, sometimes for life.

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When a car, auto, motorcycle, bus, SUV or truck accident is caused by another person’s negligence, victims are entitled by law to full and fair financial compensation for their losses, including medical bills, lost wages and pain and suffering. Yet gaining such recovery often isn’t easy and requires special help – legal help.

Many Texas drivers are uninsured, including an estimated 15 per cent in Houston. That doesn’t help their victims in a car crash, who must rely on their own insurance company for coverage and often don’t get it.

As a practice, insurance companies often delay, deny or underpay coverage. Some offer a quick settlement to customers that’s far less than what they are really owed.

The alternative? Engage a knowledgeable Houston car accident lawyer who can assess a claim’s true value and insist upon the victims getting that complete value from an insurance company. Thousands of Texans for decades have relied upon such help from Jim S. Adler … Associates.

With a base in Houston but also offices in Channelview, San Antonio and Dallas, Adler … Associates compels resistant insurance companies to fulfill their policies’ obligations, even if that means filing a car accident lawsuit.

But rarely do cases go to court. In fact, about 90 per cent are settled out of court. Those are among the results Texans get from the Houston car accident lawyers of Jim “the Texas Hammer” Adler, who continue to fight for Texans’ legal right to fair and full economic recovery for car accident injuries.

Offering a free case review, Jim S. Adler … Associates is an established Texas personal injury law firm with offices in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Channelview. The law firm represents victims of SUV, car, auto, bus, truck, motorcycle and other traffic accidents, along with victims of defective drugs and defective medical devices.

Women Using Yaz, Yasmin, Ocella Birth Control Can Have Heart Attacks, Blood Clots, Strokes

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For oral contraceptives, millions of women place their trust in pharmaceutical companies. Those drugs are supposed to do their job — prevent pregnancy – and do nothing to harm the user. Sadly, that is not the case with Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella.

Those birth control pills – and those only – contain an ingredient called DRSP, or drospirenone. That drug is known to cause high blood pressure, blood clots, heart attacks, strokes and even death in women who take Yaz, Yasmin or Ocella.

Women who suffer from such defective drugs have a legal right to seek just and fair financial compensation for their losses, including medical bills, lost salary and pain and suffering. To achieve this, they may need a defective drugs lawyer from Jim S. Adler & Associates, a leading personal injury law firm which serves Texans from offices in Houston, Dallas and San Antonio.

A Yaz, Yasmin or Ocella defective drugs lawsuit can hold negligent manufacturers accountable in the legal arena. In this case, Bayer is the manufacturer of Yaz and Yasmin, while Ocella, produced by Barr, is a generic brand of the drug.

As well as being a potential health hazard, Yasmin and Yaz have been advertised and marketed with false claims. The federal Food and Drug Administration and the attorneys general of 27 states complained to Bayer about its TV ads for Yaz and Yasmin, which made it sound as if the birth control pills reduced discomfort from PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder), PMS (premenstrual syndrome) and mild acne. These claims were not true, and Bayer had to air other ads to counter its own false claims.

Women who suffer from Yaz, Yasmin or Ocella should be wary of these symptoms and side effects: sudden dizziness, fainting, confusion, slurred speech, severe headaches, sudden shortness of breath, weakness, tingling or numbness in the legs or arms, weakness on one side of the body, vision problems, coughing up blood, chest pain or pain in the jaw or left arm, and pain, warmth or swelling in the groin or calf.

Persons who suffer these symptoms should promptly see a physician. They also should consider contacting a defective drugs lawyer to seek the financial compensation they deserve.

Jim S. Adler & Associates can help. For more information call the law firm at 800-505-1414 or just visit www.JimAdler.com for a free case review.

Houston, We Have A Problem: Uninsured Drivers Causing Car Accidents

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by Jim S. Adler

For how many years have you paid for car insurance in case of an auto accident? How many thousands of dollars have you spent to comply with Texas law to be an insured driver? And how many people do you think disregard this law and drive with no auto insurance?

Very many, that’s how many. Solely in Houston, its estimated that 15 per cent of drivers roar and clunk away on public streets and freeways without the auto insurance required of them by Texas law. And they know its required, since many have received tickets for having no car insurance. They just haven’t bothered to pay. They figure if they cause a car accident, then the insured motorist who wasn’t at fault can recover their own damages.

Of course, that’s not only gallingly unfair but can be difficult to achieve. If an uninsured driver causes an auto accident, the insured driver is stuck seeking financial recovery from his or her insurance provider. And insurance companies can be stingy, especially when they’re expected to pay for damages caused by someone other than their client that is, an uninsured motorist.

Its a serious problem, and yet it persists. Why. One big reason is ineffective enforcement. In the past two years, Houston police officers have taken time to issue 30,000 citations to drivers for having no car insurance. However, these ticketed motorists have kept on driving without any insurance whatsoever.

Clearly, Houston has failed to put a sting into its enforcement of this law. Yet others haven’t dropped the ball, such as the Houston-area cities of Pasadena and Richmond. Each now enforces the same state law by impounding the vehicles of those caught driving without car insurance.

Has it worked? Does a bare driveway send a message? Yes and yes. Tickets to uninsured drivers in Richmond have declined by almost a third since such impounding began. Word has gotten out: Get insurance or lose your car.

Yet Houston’s problem persists. And because it does, law-abiding drivers insurance rates increase to overcome the costs of uninsured drivers.

Are you fed up? Then alert your city council that you want uninsured drivers off of our roads. And if an uninsured motorist or any other driver harms you, an auto accident attorney or car accident lawyer can apply extra heat. Your personal injury attorney wont let the guilty drive off without reprisal. Instead, like Pasadena and Richmond, your car accident lawyer can hit offenders where it hurts the most: in the pocketbook. Then these deadbeat drivers will have to get in gear and join the rest of us as legally insured motorists.

About the Author:
Houston law firm Jim S. Adler & Associates can give you a helping hand to make those responsible pay if you are injured. Call 800-505-1414 or visit www.JimAdler.com for more details and a free case review.