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Baycol attorneys have been busy since the 2001 Baycol recall. Withdrawn in August 2001, Baycol attorneys were immediately drawn to the news breaking drug recall. Many people had been reporting a potentially deadly Baycol side effect called rhabdomyolysis and sought the advice of Baycol attorneys. Rhabdomyolysis has been linked to all statin drug types, but it was found that the use of Baycol had caused a dramatic increase in side effect incidence that Baycol attorneys were asked to represent.
At the time of the Baycol recall there had been reports of 52 deaths, with 416 cases of rhabdomyolysis reported, 31 of the deaths being attributed to the rare condition. Baycol attorneys were immediately asked for representation as more and more reports showed how deadly and dangerous Baycol’s presence on the market was. It was later discovered that Baycol caused over 100 deaths, in addition to countless side effects that Baycol attorneys were trying to recover damages for.
As of August 2003, Bayer said it had paid $477 million to settle out of court 1,342 Baycol lawsuits, with Baycol attorneys still fighting for the over 11,000 Baycol lawsuits that Bayer still must face. It is important to contact a Baycol attorney that has the necessary experience and resources to successfully represent a Baycol lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company.
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