Class Action Lawsuit...
Litlpro
Senior Member
Gambling Addiction Leads To National Class Action Lawsuit
TORONTO, May 9 /CNW/ - A national Class Action lawsuit has been
launched
claiming that people with Parkinson's disease developed a gambling
addiction
as a result of their use of the drug Mirapex. The plaintiffs, who are
represented by the Toronto law firm of Thomson, Rogers, seek millions of
dollars in compensation from the drug's Canadian manufacturer, Boehringer
Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd., and two American corporations.
The representative claimant, Mr. Gerard Schick from Midland, Ontario,
alleges that he began gambling compulsively after starting to take Mirapex
and
lost more than $100,000. Some 100 or more Canadians are believed to have
suffered a similar experience. Recent medical reports have linked the drug
to
compulsive behaviour including compulsive gambling. An American class
action
is already underway.
TORONTO, May 9 /CNW/ - A national Class Action lawsuit has been
launched
claiming that people with Parkinson's disease developed a gambling
addiction
as a result of their use of the drug Mirapex. The plaintiffs, who are
represented by the Toronto law firm of Thomson, Rogers, seek millions of
dollars in compensation from the drug's Canadian manufacturer, Boehringer
Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd., and two American corporations.
The representative claimant, Mr. Gerard Schick from Midland, Ontario,
alleges that he began gambling compulsively after starting to take Mirapex
and
lost more than $100,000. Some 100 or more Canadians are believed to have
suffered a similar experience. Recent medical reports have linked the drug
to
compulsive behaviour including compulsive gambling. An American class
action
is already underway.
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