A Philadelphia jury awarded $10 million recently to a 13-year-old girl after finding that she suffered a life threatening drug reaction after taking Motrin.
She was three-and-a-half years old when she was given Children's Motrin brand ibuprofen.
Over the next few days, after the over-the-counter medicine was given, a fine rash appeared on her body along with a mild redness around her eyes. This morphed into something insidious: a rare, painful and potentially fatal skin reaction that burned and blistered her in one eye and left her fighting for her life in a burn unit 1,000 miles from home.
Doctors at Shriners Burn Hospital in Galveston, Texas, concluded that her reaction was triggered by Children's Motrin a brand of the popular anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen.
The drug companies have both a legal and moral obligation to inform the medical community and the public of known risks related to drugs they market. In this case, the drug company failed to provide a warning advising of the potential consequences of taking the drug.
At Linton & Associates we are Alabama personal injury lawyers that can assist you if you or a loved one have been injured as a result of a defective, or improperly labeled drug. We have the knowledge and the resources available to fight to bring justice to you. Contact us today for a free case evaluation.
My name is Christopher S. Linton, Attorney at Linton and Associates Law Firm in Birmingham, Alabama. We specialize in Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Premises and Product Liability, Auto Accidents and Infant Injury and Death.
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