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Hersh & Hersh Aims to Enforce Prominent Labeling on Zyprexa
Hersh & Hersh has filed complaints on behalf of plaintiffs across
the U.S. against Eli Lilly & Co, makers of Zyprexa. Attorneys
plan to prove their clients have sustained life-threatening or fatal
injuries as a result of taking the drug.
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Hersh & Hersh Represents Employees in
Toxic Mold Claim Against Office Building Landlord
In December 2002, Hersh & Hersh filed a toxic
mold suit against a San Benito county office building owner and landlord
on behalf of 96% of the county employees
working in the building. As of February 28, the county
has temporarily relocated the employees to a new
facility while the landlord,
Lawrence Family LLC, begins remediation to
address the severe mold problem.
Air quality tests
have confirmed the presence of the toxic mold stachybotrys
in the building. The World Health Organization estimates that one out of three
employees is working in a place that is making them sick, costing businesses billions each year in lost
productivity.
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Hersh & Hersh Files Complaint Against
Pro Wrestling School
After Student Dies Wrestling "Boot Camp" Injuries
Hersh & Hersh filed a complaint against Roland Alexander, founder of All Pro Wrestling,
and Pacific Coast Sports Promotion companies on behalf of the parents of Brian Ong of
Berkeley, California who died as a result of injuries suffered during All Pro Wrestling’s
"Boot Camp" training. Mr. Ong was fatally injured as a result of being thrown to the ground in
a practice wrestling maneuver.
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Hersh & Hersh Represents "Jane Doe"
in landmark embryo mix-up case
Hersh & Hersh filed suit against Fertility Medical Associates of the Bay Area,
a fertility clinic that implanted an embryo belonging to another couple during
Jane Doe's in vitro fertilization procedure. The suit alleges that the clinic scientist and the doctor knew before Jane Doe left
their offices on the day of the implantation that they had implanted the wrong embryo
in her. But the clinic did not inform Ms. Doe and the couple of the mix-up until a
year and a half later, and then only after the California Medical Board began
investigating the switch.
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Toxic Mold Causes Illness to San Francisco Tenant
Hersh & Hersh is currently litigating a case on behalf of a tenant who became sick from
exposure to toxic mold growing in his apartment. "Sick buildings" have been the
subject of increasing litigation. We may be able to help if you are either living
or working in an environment that is making you sick.
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Hersh & Hersh Successfully Arbitrates
Cerebral Aneurysm Malpractice Case Against Kaiser
Hersh & Hersh successfully represented a bereaved husband
in a medical malpractice case against Kaiser. The HMO failed
to diagnose his wife's cerebral (brain) aneurysm despite
her repeated visits to urgent care and complaints of debilitating
headaches. This tragedy is due in part to the HMO's insistence
that the woman see a nurse practitioner rather than a doctor
who would have had the knowledge to recognize how serious
her symptoms were.
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Diet Drugs and Supplements Raise
Significant Safety Concerns
A number of diet drugs such as Fen-Phen and Meridia, as
well as health food supplements containing Ephedra have
been linked to life-threatening side effects. Hersh &
Hersh has successfully represented a number of people who
had taken such diet drugs, and is currently investigating
other such cases.
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Arthritic Drugs May Cause Serious Adverse Reactions
Several drugs such as Remicade and Enbrel work in different
ways to block a protein that plays an important part in
the inflammatory process of rheumatoid arthritic and Crohn's
disease. Unfortunately, blocking the protein also affects
the patient's immune system, and can lead to infections,
Tuberculosis, Lymphoma and other cancers, Autoimmune diseases,
and other serious adverse reactions. Hersh & Hersh is
currently investigating a number of these cases.
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Use of Cytotec to Induce Labor Can Lead to Birth Injuries and Brain Damage
Obstetricians have been using the ulcer drug Cytotec to
induce labor in pregnant women. However, this has been linked
to birth injuries and brain damage in infants, and to injury
and even death of the laboring mother. Hersh & Hersh
is currently investigating a number of these cases.
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