Parker Waichman LLP Represents the Victims of Invokana’s Amputation Side Effects
Parker Waichman LLP is recognized as a national products liability law firm. Our skilled products liability law attorneys have many years of experience litigating complicated, and heavily defended, drug injury cases.
Parker Waichman LLP assists those who have been injured by defective drugs manufactured by large pharmaceutical companies across the nation. No matter where you or your loved one who was injured by Invokana, Invokamet, or Invokamet XR live, we can represent you. Our experienced Invokana Lawsuit Attorneys will aggressively advocate on your behalf to ensure that you receive the full compensation you are legally entitled.
Contact Us for Your Free Invokana, Invokamet, or Invokamet XR Consultation
Our law firm is fiercely dedicated to protecting your legal rights. If you or your loved one suffered an injury or amputation and are taking or had been taking the diabetes drug Invokana, Invokamet, or Invokamet XR, call us today for your free consultation. For your free case review, call 1-800-YOURLAWYER (1-800-968-7529) or use our contact form.
Frequently Asked Questions About Invokana Lawsuits
What is the Problem with Invokana, Invokamet, or Invokamet XR?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requiring the manufacturers of Invokana, Invokamet, and Invokamet XR to place a “Boxed Warning,” their most serious and prominent warning, on these products regarding the increased risk of amputation when type 2 diabetes patients take these drugs.
Two comprehensive studies of canagliflozin have shown that drugs such as Invokana, Invokamet, and Invokamet XR do not work properly and that these medications could exacerbate diabetic complications such as:
- Kidney Injury
- Kidney Failure
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Toe, foot, or leg amputations
In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the final results of these two studies “showed that leg and foot amputations occurred about twice as often in patients treated with canagliflozin compared to patients treated with placebo, which is an inactive treatment.”
What Are the Signs and Adverse Side Effects of Invokana, Invokamet, or Invokamet XR?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning healthcare providers and patients taking Invokana to regularly examine their toes, feet, and legs for any signs of lower limb discoloration, ulcers, sores, pain, tenderness. Patients with any of these side effects or symptoms are advised to immediately contact their prescribing physician to report these side effects and symptoms.
What other SGLT2 inhibitor brand name drugs are on the market?
Currently, the lawsuits connected to SGLT2 inhibitors remain strongly focused on the canagliflozin-based drugs named Invokana, Invokamet, Invokamet XR. These drugs are manufactured and marketed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson.
However, there are research studies which tie other similar SGLT2 products to several adverse side effects. These other products include:
- Farxiga (dapagliflozin), manufactured by AstraZeneca
- Xigduo XR (dapagliflozin and metformin extended release), manufactured by AstraZeneca
- Jardiance (empagliflozin), manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly
- Glyxambi (empagliflozin and linagliptin), manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly
- Synjardy (empagliflozin and metformin), manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly
Do I have a case?
To find out whether you or your loved one has a claim, simply call our law firm at 1-800-YOURLAWYER (1-800-968-7529) or use our contact form.
When you contact our law firm about your Invokana case, you will speak with an attorney familiar and experienced with Invokana claims. We will review your claim, explain your legal rights and explain the services that our law firm provides to help you understand your options.
What is the process for determining if I have a case or not?
Once we have discussed your potential case and explained all your legal rights, you can decide whether you wish to proceed with the claims process. At that time, you would sign up your case with Parker Waichman LLP. Once you have retained Parker Waichman LLP, your Invokana lawyer will investigate your claim, determine your eligibility to bring an Invokana lawsuit, and initiate the litigation process to obtain the compensation you are legally entitled.
This process our attorneys follow to properly file your claim:
- Obtain your Invokana prescription history;
- Document your injuries while taking Invokana or Invokamet;
- Obtaining your pharmacy records to prove that you were taking Invokana (which establishes “proof of use”);
- Ordering medical records that documented medical treatment for the injuries that you sustained because of taking Invokana;
- Identify the governing statute of limitations pertinent to your Invokana lawsuit;
- Consult with medical and industry experts;
- Determining the jurisdiction where your case should be filed (Multidistrict Litigation or elsewhere);
- Draft and prepare your petition for filing.
After you retain Parker Waichman LLP to handle your Invokana amputation and injury claim, you can rest assured knowing that your Invokana claim is being handled by experienced legal professionals who care about you and your case.
Is Your Law Firm Experienced in Invokana Litigation?
Yes.
In fact, Parker Waichman, LLP made the national news on January 2, 2018 when our law firm filed two very important Invokana amputation lawsuits. Parker Waichman LLP has extensive defective drug litigation experience. Our law firm has achieved significant jury verdicts and awards in complex drug injury cases against large pharmaceutical companies across the United States.
We invite you to review our Client Testimonials and Verdicts and Settlements pages for more information.
What Other Drugs May Be Linked to Amputations of Toes, Feet or Lower Limbs?
On February 24, 2017, the (EMA) or European Medicines Agency released a warning to the public regarding the class of SGLT2 inhibitors. Like the FDA’s “lower limb” amputation warning, the new warning from the EMA also warns about the increased risk of lower leg amputations, but also states the following SGLT2 inhibitors increase the risk for toe amputations.
- Canagliflozin
- Dapagliflozin
- Empagliflozin
How Much Are Your Legal Fees?
At Parker Waichman LLP, there is no legal fee unless we successfully recover financial compensation for you. This is known as a “contingency-fee basis.” A contingency-fee basis means that Parker Waichman LLP will take on all the financial burdens of investigating your claim. We also assume all the cost should we represent you. In other words, Parker Waichman LLP advances the costs of litigating your Invokana claim, and if you do not receive any money because of our legal services, neither do we. Our clients feel better about this approach to legal representation. Also, Parker Waichman LLP performs a very thorough investigation, and we incur a lot of out-of-pocket expenses. If our investigation finds that you do not qualify for filing a claim and we cannot move forward with your claim, you will not receive a bill from us.
How Do I Receive a Free, No-Obligation Invokana (SGLT2 Inhibitor) Case Analysis?
If you or your loved one sustained an amputation or injury with a history of taking the Type 2 diabetes drug Invokana, call us today for your free consultation. For your free case review, call 1-800-YOURLAWYER (1-800-968-7529) or use our contact form.
We also published more information about these SGLT2 drugs on our Invokana Lawsuits page.
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