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Recalled Anti-Cholesterol Drug (continued)
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          The Baycol recall has led to questions and governmental inquiries worldwide as to when Bayer was first aware that fatal side effects were associated with Baycol, and whether it failed to timely inform public health authorities of these side effects. In the United States, the FDA does not provide any compensation to persons injured by recalled drugs. Thus, a number of lawsuits have been filed against Bayer for strict liability for failure to warn, negligence and wrongful death against Bayer.
          One of the principal allegations in the lawsuits is that following Baycol's introduction, Bayer began receiving mounting clinical evidence and reports from physicians of serious side effects with the drug. At the same time, the plaintiffs allege that Bayer marketed Baycol as safe and highly effective, while minimizing its risks and that Baycol was no more effective than other anti-cholesterol drugs on the market.
          In September 2002, Bayer announced that it was entering into settlements with injured Baycol patients represented by counsel. Lieff Cabraser is conducting such settlement negotiations on behalf of our clients with Bayer.
          Stephen H. Cassidy is an attorney with Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP. Lieff Cabraser is representing Charles Young's wife in a wrongful death action against Bayer.
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