Our injury lawyers are available to investigate Accutane® claims on behalf of people who believe they have been harmed by the acne medication, Accutane®. If you or someone you love has suffered the painful and debilitating symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's Disease or ulcerative colitis after taking Accutane®, we may be able to help you seek financial compensation.

To schedule an initial consultation with a qualified Accutane® lawyer, please call 1-800-549-0970 or send us an email and someone from our office will contact you shortly.

Accutane® Claim Settlement and IBD

In a New Jersey state court, as of January 2011, over 2,500 persons have sued Roche Holding AG, the drug's Swiss manufacturer, for damage caused by Accutane®, a potent medication to treat severe nodular acne when no other treatment options are available.

The manufacturer recalled Accutane® from the market in 2009, for what it said was a business decision. But, the number of lawsuits against the drug company for harm caused by the medication continues to grow.

Accutane® Claim Results

• A man from Birmingham, Alabama, blamed Accutane® for his inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); he received $25.16 million from Roche (he had five surgeries for his IBD, one of them to remove his colon)
• Several lawsuits blaming Accutane® for severe bowel problems have been settled out of court
• In all of its jury, Roche has lost seven lawsuits in this country
• In 2008, a woman accused Accutane® of causing her IBD; she won $10.5 million, but the verdict was overturned and the case is now awaiting a new trial
• Three persons in 2008 received a total of $21 million from the manufacturer for Accutane® causing their IBD
• A woman who had part of her intestines removed received $10 million from La Roche
• Numerous lawsuits over IBD caused by Accutane® are set for trial in New Jersey in 2011

Accutane® is a powerful medication that was approved in 1982 for the treatment of severe acne that did not respond to any other medication. When the drug company recalled Accutane® in 2009, LaRoche said it was taking the drug off the market not only because it was "losing its market share," but also because of the hundreds of lawsuits that were piling up.

The medication has seriously harmed thousands of people since it was first introduced. The major dangers of the drug are:

• A link to suicide among some users
• Severe birth defects
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Colon cancer

If you or someone you love has been harmed by Accutane®, you should contact an Accutane® lawyer who can help you seek compensation for your injury. Accutane® attorneys know all about the grim side effects of the dangerous drug and have helped many sufferers obtain the compensation they deserve.

Call 1-800-549-0970 to schedule an evaluation of your case.