I was floxed in the last months of 2011. (I took the Cipro in November but didn’t react until December so my flox-iversary is debatable.) For most of the time that I have been a “Floxie” the general word among fellow Floxies was that lawyers weren’t accepting fluoroquinolone toxicity cases. It was only after the August, 2013 adjustment to the FDA warning label accompanying fluoroquinolones, that added the warning of permanent peripheral neuropathy, that I even heard of lawyers accepting fluoroquinolone toxicity cases. Now there are at least 2 law firms that are taking fluoroquinolone toxicity cases. I appreciate them both so I’m going to plug them:
Red Law, LLP
(310) 917-1070
and
Nidel Law
(202) 558-2030
There are a million personal reasons why you may or may not want to pursue legal recourse and I respect all of them. It’s a very personal decision and I am not trying to pressure you in any way. I do want to make sure that you know that the option is available though. Both of the firms listed above are taking cases.
I have no reason to think that either firm is better than the other. I have been in contact with both the Red Law attorneys and Chris Nidel, the principal at Nidel Law. They all seem competent and professional.
Legal pursuits are probably the only way that the system is going to change; that people are going to stop being needlessly poisoned by fluoroquinolone antibiotics. It’s not your responsibility to be part of the change in the world that keeps others from getting hurt, but it may be some consolation as you go through the pain of a lawsuit.
I could complain ad nauseam about how the legal system isn’t set up to compensate victims of fluoroquinolone toxicity, but I’ll refrain because it’s pointless. We have to start with where we are, with the system as it is. I wish you all the best of luck in getting your cases accepted, getting the compensation that you deserve, and changing the world for the better.
THANKS FOR POSTING THIS INFO. I HAVE BEEN MAKING CALLS AND NOT GETTING SUPER FAR.
Lisa ,so glad you posted this info. YES, it is possible for compensation ! In Oct ,last year, almost 900 lawsuits were victorious!
Doesn’t help if your state statue of limitations is only two years and it took too long to figure it out because no Dr. gets it. How do you prove anything was because of Levaquin?
Here are some lawyers who are taking retinal detachment cases – http://www.tglmedicalmalpractice.com/Blog/2013/10/Cipro-Levaquin-Retinal-Detachment-Lawsuit-for-Blindness-Vision-Loss.shtml
PS I know you have no affiliation with either company but I did try getting in touch with both, one sent me to voice mail where the message was he is out of town Sept 19-27 (over a month ago) and the second didn’t return the request email. Just saying the lawyers seems to be nearly as bad as the doctors!
Anyone know of lawyers know of lawyers taking CNS cases as well as peripherial neuropathy?
Jeremy, while there is a statute of limitations…that date is not set in stone,as we are led to believe! The damage may have started 10 years ago after taking Cipro,Avelox,etc. However ,the statute of limitations doesn’t necessarily start then. Statute often starts when the claimant became AWARE that damages occurred because of the treatment,medications,or poisoning. This lends much flexibility to when statute of limitation actually becomes significant. Example: date of MRI showing torn tendon..April 15,2011. However, the dots were not connected as FQ induced damage until a year or two later. The date when cause was acknowledged/known, is when statue of limitations starts. A Personal Injury Law Firm will know this.
I want to commend ‘Floxie Hope’. Author is thorough and does the homework! Information is current and necessary. THANK YOU for your diligence, commitment,and compassion! L, Kuddos to you!
When I contacted redlaw I was told that since my prescription was a generic they were not taking my case-seems generics companies are not liable?hard to believe since the effect and damage is the same or could it be that their “pockets are not that big and the lawyers are looking for bigger payments for themselves
I have taken 10,000. 500mg pills of Cipro over 25 years. Oh joy.