Fosamax femur break cases, centered on allegations that bisphosphonate-class osteoporosis medicines such as Fosamax, Boniva, and Actonel lead to weak, brittle bones, have been combined in a federal district court in New Jersey. Under this Multi-District Litigation ("MDL") structure, the Judge, Garrett E. Brown, Jr., will be presiding over these lawsuits.
Judge Brown is a U.S. District Court judge. Just recently, Judge Brown designated some attorneys to serve as leaders for the MDL. Fosamax lawyers at the Spangenberg Law Firm have indicated that these lawyers will probably be in charge of helping to form the course of litigation on issues such as discovery along with other duties. (Attorneys with the Spangenberg Law Practice (877-696-3303) have been recently in these kinds of leadership roles in past MDL actions, most recently serving as the "liaison counsel" between the Court and the Plaintiff's Steering Committee in the Gadolinium/NSF trials.)
These attorneys will perform certain actions during the coordinated pretrial litigation that will help all of the plaintiffs that have filed a lawsuit over a broken femur from Fosamax.
In May, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered that all complaints relating to fractured bones on Fosamax will be moved to Judge Brown. The lawsuits involve very similar allegations that negative effects involving Fosamax escalate the danger associated with atypical femur fractures, which may happen with little or no trauma at all.
Plaintiffs argue that bisphosphonate manufacturers made a defective item, and failed to properly alert customers of these types of dangers. The FDA demanded new warnings about the risk of Fosamax thigh bone breaks in October 2010, and a growing quantity of Fosamax attorneys through the entire United States have already been reviewing and filing lawsuits since that time on the part of those who suffered a sudden femur break while taking the medication.
Those who have suffered from a femur break after using bisphosphonates for 3 or more years really should contact a Fosamax lawyer to guard their rights.
