Areas of Practice
Current Class Actions
- BC Ferry (Queen of the North disaster)
- Aboriginal Inmates (aboriginal women inmate classification)
- Neurontin (improper drug marketing)
- Nissan Canada (Infiniti G35 brake malfunction)
Settled Class Actions
Class Actions
Dunn v. Pfizer; Goodridge v. Pfizer
Neurontin Class Action
This claim involves the marketing of a pharmaceutical under the trade name Neurontin (gabapentin) for "off label" uses for which the drug was not approved. The Plaintiffs allege that they were the victims of a plan to improperly market Neurontin.
In May, 2004, Warner Lambert pled guilty in Massachusetts to engaging in improper practices in the marketing of Neurontin. The company was fined $430,000,000 (one of the largest such fines in American history). Warner Lambert is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Pfizer has assumed responsibility for the liabilities of Warner Lambert.
Law suits have been filed against Pfizer in both British Columbia and Ontario. Our firm is working together with the law firm of Dunn & Company (of Vancouver, British Columbia) in prosecuting the claims in both British Columbia and Ontario.
The lawsuit seeks to recover compensation for those consumers of neurontin that used the drug to treat medical conditions for which we allege the drug was known to be no better than a sugar pill. These medical conditions include bipolar disorder, various pain disorders, attention deficit disorder, migraine, drug and alcohol treatment.
In addition to the claims filed by Dunn & Company and HWM, law suits have also been filed in Quebec, many States in the US, and in the US Federal Court system. Some of these law suits claim that the drug was not only not useful for the conditions for which it was prescribed, but actually caused personal injuries.
If you have an interest in this lawsuit, please contact us.