night_shade
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Reged: 08/26/03
Posts: 907
Loc: The State of Hockey
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If you or a family member has been injured...blah blah blah
Read the REASONS why these people are suing...a few are pasted here...
"...Dr. Timothy Smith is a licensed physician in this state, who specializes in the treatment of pain. Dr. Smith has prescribed OxyContin for some of his patients, including LaDonna Howland. Howland was first prescribed OxyContin for pain stemming from injuries she sustained in an automobile accident in 1999. She continued receiving prescriptions for OxyContin for approximately 18 months. Howland has allegedly experienced addiction, drug dependency and withdrawal symptoms as a result of her use of OxyContin...
Ronald Schaffer was first prescribed OxyContin (by a physician other than Dr. Smith) after undergoing heart surgery in 1998. He continued receiving prescriptions for OxyContin for approximately two years. Lillian Lakes was first prescribed OxyContin (by a physician other than Dr. Smith) following a mastectomy in November 1999. She continued receiving prescriptions for the drug through 2000. Both Schaffer and Lakes allegedly suffered several adverse effects, including drug dependence, as a result of their using OxyContin..."
AND THE BEST PART (sarcasm here, folks)...Purdue should be held accountable because it didn't explicitly warn people NOT to crush and snort OxyContin???...did the dang doctor write on the prescription "crush and snort every 6-8 hours"...NO! If you don't take it as prescribed, IT IS ABUSE and YOU are liable for that decision.
This just blows me away! So any of us who are dependent/addicted to our pain meds should sue the manufacturer, eh? Doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that almost all of the potent pain meds have abuse/dependence potential. I cannot understand our courts!
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Opie_Yates
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Reged: 08/11/03
Posts: 460
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The trial lawyers are having to try newer and more creative ways to suck money from the public interest.
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voyager
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Reged: 04/17/03
Posts: 413
Loc: United States Virgin Islands
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This is such a shame. I hope that this goes no where. the sad thing is if this gets ANY momentum then you will see class action suits EXPLODE with the eventuality that there will be strict limitations on the use of oxycontin. 
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lovepink_new
Goddess
Reged: 11/24/03
Posts: 47
Loc: NYC Metro Area
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In NY, the law firm of James Sokolove advertises constantly on television to try to recruit plaintiffs for a class-action lawsuit against the manufacturer of Oxycontin for "deceptive & agressive marketing".
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moonshade
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Reged: 12/01/02
Posts: 458
Loc: searching for my lost shaker o...
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Good post, Nightshade ! Agree 100 % !
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voyager
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Reged: 04/17/03
Posts: 413
Loc: United States Virgin Islands
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"The law offices of James SOKOLOVE". those are the DIRTBAGS that advertise every single time I see the Jerry Springer show. Shows you what kind of people they are hoping to appeal to.
"Hey lets get my doc to prescribe oxy to me and then i am going to turn around sue him and purdue pharma for having it ruin my life"
God what is the world coming to!!!!!!
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