My mom was the bread winner and when she passed we lost our house, my dad lost his mind and myself being a teenager had to taken on a major duty all at once. Fresenius still has to approve it. For more of the latest on kidney disease related legal issues, be sure to like us on FaceBook. In my dad's case, he went into cardiac arrest while on the dialysis machine at Fresenius. My mother died within minutes of receiving her dialysis treatment. I'm with everybody. He was barely over 50. After sending all (and I mean ALL) me. From the dialysis unit to the hospital by ambulance is less than a mile away and she died on the way. If everyone don't agree then what? Chemical Overload Killed Fresenius Patient, Jury Told I don't want to get into trouble. If you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition, consult your health care professional before using products based on this content. The cut off date is 9/15/16. KNOW IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO PAY US. This money want bring her back but to be insulted is total disrespect!!!!! Filed: March 21, 2017 as 17-1259 I guess they're coming up with more ways to shut us out. LOW BALL YOU AND KEEP THE REST FOR THEMSELVES SO OPT OUT. My mom loved my dad so much.they should be held accountable. Fresenius also circulated studies, some of which showed the dangers of having too much bicarbonates. That is, a determined illegitimate plaintiff may look for ways to avoid being thrown out of the lawsuit. THEY NEW SINCE JULY 2016. My dear mother lays there dead, tears drop from my eyes and on to her bed3/2012 I just don't understand, I wipe the tears from my eyes, with the back of my hand. As for voiding the settlement they can do so only if The 97% has not been met. I was also told that amount would go up as they expected people to be disqualified from the lawsuit. My lawyer said this doesn't. It's a good story written 2 years ago. They still need approximately 3000 to opt in to meet the 97%. I informed him that I knew the qualifications already. What happened to the May 10th deadline? Judge Douglas P. Woodlock: ELECTRONIC PROCEDURAL ORDER - In light of the Defendant's Omnibus Motion (ECF#1862) to Dismiss following the failure of the plaintiffs in the 631 cases identified therein to properly comply with Case Management Order No.17 (ECF#1825), the Clerk is directed to enter a Judgment of Dismissal with Prejudice on May 3, 2017, in each such case in the absence of further order of this court for good cause shown. Correction: 1182, 1883, and 1884 were erroneously filed in the main MDL case. Its looks like to me he jump ship got off my boat and aboard the medical ship that all I am saying. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW THEY GET 1,500 DO THE MATH THE CASE NUMBER THAT THE FIRST HAD WAS ABOUT 946250MILLION =1,500 FOR ALL WHO OPT IN TO GET THERE 7%=17.5MILLION.FOR LAWYER FEES OCCURRED. The FDA's Class I recall of dialysis drugs GranuFlo and NaturaLyte has shed light on what may have caused the tragic deaths of many kidney dialysis patients.The family of one of these victims, Teresa Gaytan, fought back against the drugs' manufacturer, Fresenius Medical Care, long before the recall, alleging a series of mistakes at a FMC clinic in Illinois lead to her untimely death. In these cases attoryspeak for their clients n do not engage in open Conversation w clients so that a clear full disclose of complete details r made available to individual plaintiffs. We are now being threatened by the lawyers. Borkan pointed to the extra bicarbonate from acetate as the cause of Dials condition. Finally we made the decision to remove him from life support and he passed. Because the threshold was not met. I mean where is the 250 million if not with the clients and victims. In 2019, the excellent growth in the emerging markets was particularly noteworthy, partially offsetting the somewhat softer performance in North America. My children lost their male role model and I my best friend all within a matter of hours after he was doing something that should've kept him around longer for all of us. First, they kicked me out claiming "we dont have enough proof about your mom and when she took it..blah blah blah". I asked about the people who didn't opt in.She told me that they were offered a small settlement, if they choose not to take it. FMCNA has agreed to pay $3.5 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services . I. I am curious with all these criteria's they are using to eliminate cases from 12,000 to how many at the end? If I felt they dropped the ball, Id say they dropped the ball, Buchanan responded. Dr. Steven Borkan, testifying for the plaintiff, said that because of high levels of bicarbonate in Dials system, his system became dangerously alkalotic, which, combined with crashing potassium levels, caused an electric problem with his heartbeat. Extraordinary injury fund this is a 10 million Dollar fund did not die in a sudden manner and continue to receive medical care and have pain and suffering and for those that have used Granuflo or a acute condition and not end-stage Please! Whatdoes that mean they didnt SUFFER? The manufacture have made millions of dollars off of each one of them and they knew that this was a deadly solution. This was stated in May of 2012 by employees of Fresenius. They killed so many people and they r getting off so easly.wake up they killed alot of people.so many family have been affected. They think this is a game but God is in control. People we all needs stand up for our love ones ok am not backing down at all ok this dam company knew what it was doing ok we all have weak ass lawyers ok they not fighting for us at all ok they don't give a dam bout us or our love ones we lost ok it's not enough money in this world to bring my mom back ok it wasn't never about the money ok but it became about the money when them sob offer the $1. My sister filed a case without my siblings and knowing. Yes, lets keep each other informed please. My attorney said even Judge not pushing. Pray that you all get answers soon. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Now that we got the paperwork for 48 hours all of a sudden they changed it to 12 hours. The rest of the month we all should right the judge and the supreme court and the fda it may be crazy even mail Donald trump, Its a shame that they as the attorney. If we had taken her to hospital, if we had,known that her symptoms were more serious had we been warned, maybe we would be on. 16.7 billion is what that company worth 250M fir thousands of plaintiffs is a joke, every time, I think they had something to do with my mother's sudden death - become riddled with anger, so was NoT ready to die she was fighting for her life while stroking my whole family has been rip apart , it has been devastating- I want to see them pay - if I'm one of 97% I will opt "out" this a joke , we are, 16.7 billion is what that company worth 250M fir thousands of plaintiffs is a joke, every time, I think they had something to do with my mother's sudden death - become riddled with anger, so was NoT ready to die she was fighting for her life while stroking my whole family has been rip apart , it has been devastating- I want to see them pay - if I'm one of 97% I will opt "out" this a joke , we are. May of 2014, Boehringer Ingelheim agreed to pay $650 million to settle these lawsuits. v. Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. et al. Like I said before I am not a lawyer just someone trying to give information about this case. can someone please tell us who can we contact about this. It was definitely impartial in their favor. I AM GOING TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR ME. These are court document. BUT I LIVED LAWYERS, HIS WIFE TRIED TO TAG TEAM ME TO SIGN. (the amt they offer is an insult also) Good luck & God Bless All, No amount of money would ever justify these brutal MURDERS and the life long harm passed on to the dialysis patients (victims) who are still alive. I told my lawyer no. A common tactic is for the plaintiff. They claim that my mother's levels did not meet the criteria by 1 or 2 points. In 2010, Fresenius purchased the doctors shares and never required the doctor to pay for his shares in the joint venture resulting in $356,000 profit to the doctor. Doctors recommended that Dial have a heart catheterization, but he declined to do so, McCullough said. In Angola and Saudi Arabia, as well as in Morocco, Spain, Turkey and countries in West Africa, Fresenius knowingly and willfully failed to implement reasonable internal accounting controls over financial transactions and failed to maintain books and records that accurately and fairly reflected the transactions, the company admitted. So your case will be worth more than $25,000 if they keep throwing people out of the settlement. DO YOU UNDERSTAND STAND THAT. My sisters and I lost our 51 year mommie 2/09; eleven days after her birthday. I will be praying for the attorney and the clients that they get MORE$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IN JESUS NAME, Mr.thomas those numbers r very much true . We have been in this lawsuit for 5 years. Use of Granuflo, 2. I agree with Ck, 250k is not enough to share with 19,000 families. Also they establish a qualify settlement fund.so who knows how long the attorneys are going to keep the money in that fund. Not that I feel good for those of us that did. In the first case they took to trial the patient currently ha. HE is my justifier and HIS wrath will be un-escapeable from those that will reap it! IT SOUNDS LIKE THE JUDGE JUST WANT IT SETTLED OR SELLING US OUT. On February 5, 2021 a long-time former Fresenius Medical Care North America ("Fresenius") employee, Martin Flanagan, filed a qui tam relator amended complaint ("Complaint") against Fresenius alleging that the company had entered into arrangements with hospitals and physicians in order to secure dialysis patient referrals for Fresenius outpatient dialysis clinics, and that such . I am guessing less then a thousand qualify for category 1. In order to obtain dismissal for non-compliance, a defendant must be prepared to build a solid record. His estates attorney said that Fresenius, its clinics and the doctors that used Naturalyte didnt understand some of the finer points of the drug or how it interacted with a dialysis patients body. Mind you the fire station was literally right across the street. As far as payment who kno. I live in D.C. where I can try to get government officials to listen and HELP! fyi if you opt in and they change anything and decide to grant bigger settlements you wont be eligible bc the case will be closed. I called my attorney and got no answer so the same envelope they sent me to opt in I sent them a letter stating why I was not opting in and how I felt about the case.They were unfair and misleading!Yes we need to take action and all of us stand together and get justice for our love ones at all cost!We will not let them win! Makes me so angry. Counsel is reminded not to file motions pertaining to individual cases in the main MDL docket. Kott alleged that in 2014, he discovered "apparent misconduct" within the company, which he reported to the U.S. subsidiary's then-chief executive and compliance department as a potential violation of U.S. securities laws. I know My Attorney are pushing for us to accept the offer, like if they don't want to try anymore. This just adds on to the stress we're already dealing with. They want me to sign papers to consent to dismiss my case with prejudice and return them by Oct. 24. Then come to find out 5 years later it was the granuflo that killed her. I need a head count of people who are in with me on this. 1. May of 2014, Boehringer Ingelheim agreed to pay $650 million to settle these lawsuits. The lawyers won't like not making money on many of these cases. They said they likely won't have any new information until around May 10th deadline. 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EXPOSE THEM WITH WEBSITES, NEWS,ETC.OH YEAH PEOPLE PLEASE TYPE IN THE FULL LETTER HEAD VSWHO YOUR SUING, CASE NUMBER AND ALL OTHER NUMBERS. this leaves a lingering guilt and feeling of mistrust towards the medical system. I call my lawyer about every 3 to 4 months for updates and was last told the letter would be sent out in September instead of July. But, Carey suggested, his testimony could be shaped by his lucrative partnership with Fresenius and the fact that the CEO of the company was in the courtroom. Are there any look-ee-loos out there that would like to provide any input? Has anybody heard anything new about this case? (Reuters) - A former top legal executive at Germany's Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co KGaA sued the dialysis clinic operator on Tuesday alleging he was demoted and then fired for reporting apparent misconduct within the company including possible embezzlement. I need a head count of people who are in with me on this. Anyone passing away after 24 hours is being dismissed from criteria 1. They already have proof that the chemical was used on him. All of our loves died/ suffered because of the Granuflo, a lethal dialysis solution. According to my paperwork each area that you meet you get points and the number of years of life left for the person you lost you get points. Look at any of the mass tort cases and see the same formula, repeat law firms, repeat decisions. During a brief cross-examination by Fresenius attorney Roger Denning of Fish & Richardson PC, Borkan acknowledged that hed never been the medical director for a dialysis clinic, he'd never done any published paper on blood bicarbonate levels, nor was he a doctor who specialized in heart medicine. I call bullshit. Loshe had 3 cardiac aresst 3rd oneheart ttack leading to her passing in the chair my mother never had a chance to start her treat ment from the first visit they were giving her over the amount of granuflo instead of it bein 24 she was upgraded to 39 standard is 24 so from her first vist she was given the ddeadly drug tell me is ther any justice my mother was young 45 she didnt have a chance yes the should pay all of us my case is really a high profile case that will break the company in half my laayer is a paper boy in this bigger than life company, Thanks for the info Angie. This is big business and these guys don't want anyone cashing on their payday. I think these people are murders for profit, they should be held accountable they're no different than the cartelsI personally am on dialysis and had my doctor tell me he would give a negative review to the board if I wanted to get a transplant,what gives him the right to play god with my life,because I'm not living to his so called standers,or maybe there's just no money in the cureim ready. Please don't set your hearts on this settlement, if they were going to do itThey would not be asking for the 97% instead they would be busy with the claims administrator Ron thanks for the info. Worst part of all of this is that I am at he kidney function of 19% and headed to be on dialysis. That's why it's important to find out if the first case ever took place. Serious inquires ONLY please. She transition while doing dialysis! My father passed away the day he got treatment with this DEADLY solution. But as long as they give something that is better than nothing. Then the paralegal just called saying she made a mistake on my ppwrk and that I would only get the $1500. Transcript of Motion Hearing held on December 14, 2016, before Judge Douglas P. Woodlock. Someone google it and tell me what you think. Daily Docket An in-depth look at the day's most important headlines. It is based on three factors: 1. Oh heck why didn't we get to split $650 million for the loss of our loved ones. They received no warnings and they were allowe. Individual articles are based upon the opinions of the respective author, who retains copyright as marked. THEY EVEN TRIED THE SAME BULL SHIT ON ME.I GO TO DIALYSIS WEEKLY. Fresenius Vamed In 2019, we recorded excellent sales development of 31% and organic sales growth of 16%. SOME PEOPLE CALLED ME BRAGGING. They said they likely won't have any new information until around May 10th deadline. That's if Fresenius accepts and if they do, we are looking at sometime next year for payment. 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