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Our team of Wellbutrin attorneys are currently reviewing potential Wellbutrin lawsuits involving women who took Wellbutrin during early pregnancy and whose children suffered adverse side effects. Wellbutrin, an antidepressant prescription drug generically called Bupropion hydrochloride, has been linked in a recent study to serious side effects in women who take this drug during early pregnancy.
There are distinct differences between a Wellbutrin (bupropion) class action lawsuit and a more typical individual Wellbutrin lawsuit. A Wellbutrin class action lawsuit would be a form of Wellbutrin lawsuit in which a large group of people (plaintiffs) would collectively bring a lawsuit to court in the form of a “class action” against the manufacturers of Wellbutrin (defendant). In a class action lawsuit involving personal injury resulting from defective products such as antidepressant drugs like Wellbutrin (bupropion), Paxil (paroxetine), Reglan and Accutane, all Wellbutrin lawsuit plaintiffs would typically be grouped together into a single Wellbutrin class action lawsuit, regardless of the degree or severity of their birth defect injuries. In this type of Wellbutrin class action lawsuit, plaintiffs with injuries ranging from minor heart murmurs not requiring surgery, all the way to the most severe congenital heart defects, requiring multiple surgeries or a complete heart transplant, would be grouped into one single Wellbutrin class action lawsuit. All plaintiffs in the class would equally share any award or settlement resulting from the Wellbutrin class action lawsuit.
In Wellbutrin lawsuits involving catastrophic injury or death, an individual lawsuit, in most cases, is more appropriate and in the plaintiff’s best interest. Antidepressant drugs like Wellbutrin and Paxil have been linked to severe congenital heart defects, including: atrial septal defects (ASD – hole in the heart), ventricular septal defects (VSD – hole in the heart), tetrology of fallot (ToF), hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), transposition of the great arteries (TGA or TOGA), patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR), and coarctation of the aorta (CoA). Wellbutrin cases such as these are better suited to an individual Wellbutrin lawsuit because of the severity and degree of injury to the plaintiff. In an individual Wellbutrin Lawsuit, each plaintiff’s case is filed, presented and considered individually, based on its own strength and the degree of injury. The location of where the suit is filed depends on a number of factors to be discussed individually with you and your family.
In many cases involving antidepressants like Wellbutrin and Paxil and the serious congenital heart defects related to these antidepressant drugs, surgery is required. Heart surgery will typically be required when a child is an infant or toddler and then again, potentially multiple times, as the child grows to maturity. In many cases, with surgery and medical care, children may be able to lead mostly normal and productive lives. An individual Wellbutrin lawsuit allows each Wellbutrin victim, their injuries and their future needs to be considered on an individual basis when determining damages, awards and settlement amounts, and not as part of a class action lawsuit.
If you or a loved one took Wellbutrin during early pregnancy and had a child born with a birth defect, this side effect may be associated with Wellbutrin. Attorney Ed Wallis is currently reviewing potential Wellbutrin lawsuits. If you have a question or have suffered serious side effects, Wellbutrin lawyer Ed Wallis can be reached by email or by calling +1 901.275.0600 or 1-800-632-1404.
Ed Wallis is an attorney currently representing clients who have taken several prescription drugs and claim injuries associated with those drugs, including Wellbutrin, Paxil, Avandia, Accutane and Reglan. He also represents clients across the globe pertaining to medical device failures, including the Advanced Bionics HiRes90k cochlear implant and the Gynecare Prolift transvaginal mesh – sling and the DePuy hip implant. In fact, Mr. Wallis serves as counsel to persons around the world for defective medical devices and drugs.
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