The first Celebrex lawsuit in the country, filed by a stroke survivor against the drug giant Pfizer, is going to trial this year.
Rosie Ware, a 53-year-old Alabama resident who had suffered from hypertension, was taking the arthritis painkiller Celebrex when she suffered a stroke in February, 2005, and she sued the maker of the drug, Pfizer, according to plaintiff law firm Beasley Allen.
The case has been set for trial on June 6, 2006 at the Circuit Court of Barbour County in Alabama, according to Jere Beasley, the attorney for the plaintiff.
"As far as I know, this will be the first Celebrex case to be tried in the country," Beasley said.
The lawfirm, Beasley Allen, said Ware's stroke "cost her substantial sums of money for medical, hospital and related care," but Beasley declined to specify the damages that the plaintiff is seeking, although he did say "we're going to ask for a lot."
Now there's a surprise!
It will be interesting to see what company documents surface in this case!
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