Becker Law Office

$1.4B

Product Liability

Bayer Pharmaceuticals paid out over $1.4 billion in settlements for Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills, which caused deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolisms, strokes, and other injuries due to failure to warn about risks.

$140M

Product Liability

Federal court jury awarded $140 million to heart attack patient Jeffrey Konrad who claimed drug maker AbbVie failed to warn about increased risk of heart attack when using AndroGel, a 'low-T' testosterone replacement drug. Konrad suffered a heart attack in 2010 at age 49 after taking AndroGel for only 2 months.

$70M

Product Liability

Philadelphia jury ordered Johnson & Johnson unit Janssen Pharmaceuticals to pay $70 million to the family of a young Tennessee boy Andrew Yount who developed female breasts (gynecomastia) after using Risperdal. Janssen failed to warn about risks and misrepresented scientific evidence.

$55M

Medical Malpractice

Pennsylvania family awarded $55 million for medical malpractice birth injury. Doctors at St. Luke’s University Hospital ignored signs that Matthew Crowell was not getting enough oxygen during birth, leading to Cerebral Palsy and severe developmental delays.

$24M

Defective Drug

Wrongful death resulting from complication from ingesting a defective drug product.

$16.9M

Premises Liability

Slip & fall injury resulting in neurological injury and permanent disability for neurosurgeon, Dr. Loomis.