Settlements can end up "making them [claimants] worse off in the end"

Settlements can end up "making them [claimants] worse off in the end"


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Puck 9/23/2010 3:12:50 AM

More companies could follow the lead of Phillip Morris, which incorporated in Switzerland because this country does not allow class action law suits.

Danny Haszard 9/23/2010 3:03:54 AM

The deal with Zyprexa is that Eli Lilly pleaded guilty to criminal wrongs ("viva Zyprexa" campaign) the Zyprexa saga was rotten through and through.


Eight Lilly EMPLOYEES got about $8 million each as supposed informant 'whistle blowers'.Lawyers on BOTH sides got millions and millions......most patient claimants who got sick are 'mentally challenged' and less able to advocate for themselves.

We must remember that Zyprexa is way way over prescribed,as only a maximum of .03% of the world's pop is indicated for any atypical anti-psychotics.

The Class action Lawsuits in the US had payouts of $85,000 BUT the lawyers got 45 percent and then the govt got most of the rest for having to take care of the victim/patients medical expenses.Soooo,$85K turned into about $9,000 for Zyprexa claimants many had their food stamps and other state benefits taken away because of their *windfall profit* making them worse off in the end.

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Daniel Haszard Zyprexa whistle-blower and patient who got diabetes from it. zyprexa-victims.com "