v. Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. et al. If 97% does not agree than the chance of receiving nothing is real. Bellwether trials are especially common in Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) practice, where many cases have been consolidated for purposes of discovery and pretrial matte. And those who opt out are going to get nothing and will not be able to go to any other lawyer and try to sue again, once this is done it is done. Of treatment, if you were using Granuflu, your blood works at treatment and last but not least if you died bt cardiac arrest not heart attack. 56.1 Tue 5:02 PM The first trial that was held in state court does not pertain to this federal MDL. I will create a page on FB by tomorrow! MY NUMBER IS (225)508-9664 I WILL Tell You The Same. Marie, this has been a hellish time for all of us, and more so if dialysis is your future. If you are involved in an accident that was caused by the negligence of another person or company, then you should get the help of a solicitor as soon as possible. They didn't present it that way. They don't have to do anything and they won't if 97+% of us don't opt in. My case is prob one of the oddest my father had a stroke within 24 hrs of treatment. She had said $1. I was told that if everything was met on May 31 they would disperse funds after 35 days. . Fresenius and IAN both breached their duty by failing to properly inspect and maintain the premises and exposed Pamela Ward to a dangerous condition, according to the suit. CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE STAGES. From the dialysis unit to the hospital by ambulance is less than a mile away and she died on the way. Associated Cases: 1:13-md-02428-DPW, 1:14-cv-11101-DPW The 250 million is an insult to all of us including the dearly departed who suffered the most!! Dials next of kin say he died of a cardiac arrhythmia caused by an overload of NaturaLyte. I have empathy for you. Hi Arthur, I cant remember what number value each has, but they gave automatic points to start off with, points for proving the use of Granuflo and points for my dad passing away within 48 hours of dialysis treatment. Patients suffering from CKD often are at higher risk of other diseases as well, such as hepatitis, heart disease, certain cancers and more. In Angola, Fresenius offered or provided things of value to an Angolan military health officer who exercised authority over the Angolan state-owned military hospital in his role as an officer in the Medical Services Division of the Angolan Armed Forces and his family, as well as prominent Angolan government-employed nephrologists. As of this point they are operating under the assumption that the settlement is moving forward. But an attorney for Fresenius contended that Dials lawyers were painting a distorted picture not just of Naturalyte, but of Dials own health. Here is a quote from Fresenius. They are trying to convince me that I should just take the settlement. Died from cardiac arrest. If anyone has heard about this or if it's an issue please comment. But I'm still not sure why only one case went to trial and then the lawyers dropped your lawsuit when you didn't Opt in. He had repeated episodes of congestive heart failure. Some of the DaVita centers are not releasing the medical records or stating they can, Relax Debra,I am not saying you do not qualify. Our only daughter will never experience her father walking her down the aisle. My father passed away January 23, 2012, 10 minutes after leaving dialysis. It is an insult to the legacy of your loved ones. When speaking with this attorney I got the impression that they were a rip off. Wow! In 2019, the excellent growth in the emerging markets was particularly noteworthy, partially offsetting the somewhat softer performance in North America. I will not opt in..PEACE!!!!! 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. Then the paralegal just called saying she made a mistake on my ppwrk and that I would only get the $1500. People don't opt in. I still don't understand why it was legal for them to lie to us and tell us that we had lost the case and that we should except the settlement. Many times I blamed myself for her death, especially when I made the choice to take her off of life support. I no one thing for sure it dont matter one day it will be over and they make that call if the settle my case they will have my word to shut up if they don't ima dedicated the rest of my life to show the world what happen to us and im going to make it my business to make world news to the point I go to jail for tresspasing I would not care about money or any thing of that nature they shit me once, I no one thing for sure it dont matter one day it will be over and they make that call if the settle my case they will have my word to shut up if they don't ima dedicated the rest of my life to show the world what happen to us and im going to make it my business to make world news to the point I go to jail for tresspasing I would not care about money or any thing of that nature they shit me once by wat happen if they think I will let them do it twice please im ready for war and a media frenize level the news run the world and wat happen is big news the united states will have to step in these are medicare medicade patient that the us pay to get trated so u better no one thing the lawyers are not in charge Of my stuff if they ignore wat happen I promise I will be the example for us all if the shit us now today I wait until the end at the end of the day im 100% sure of my paperwork rather its in may or not it will be on them how the approach me im ready to hammer they ass so if its a rep looking mess around and pull out and pull a fast one they will be ruin remeber it over 12000 of us do u no how much power we actually got if we form pickett4 all oved the country including capital hill in front of all major news sations we go at every body us govt an all for allowing the billion dollar company to hurt us for a tax cut its so many ways to skin a cat let the real shit began it either they pay or its war, I am the one who posted that stuff on the other website. As for those numbers 7700 those Numbers are From a hearing they had before the judge ordered the Lone pine. For example, Fresenius employees met with representatives of a Gabon state-owned hospital and proposed a five-year agreement that would include the prices plus the commission that the officials would receive for each kit sold. Out of 12k I belive only 3000 qualify this is a twisted case we all been abuse im telling u we need to partition trump he will help us especially against this german company like he said nobody getting away he is real big on healthcare if dont no one say nothing we will be ate alive if they was to offer me 1500 I will gather so many people to hold pickett signs i will have so many homeless passing out my love ones medicail reports to every body entering there facilities it over 12k of us these lawyers are over paid to not care for people just money funny I showed one of these lead attorneys some facts that dude never spoke back, Joe, So in other words $217,000,0007700 cases equals approximately $28,000 less 40% in attorney fees Will net out to be $17,000. 600.00 is ZERO to me. Patients suffering from CKD often are at higher risk of other diseases as well, such as hepatitis, heart disease, certain cancers and more. THE FAMILY GETS $900 THATS IT THE IS NOT JUSTICE FOR OUR LOVED ONES. It's been 5 years now & I just want this to be over, the strength to move on & get this all behind. North America Inc. (a dialysis provider) for $5.2 million. Driven by greed just like the pharmaceutical companies. Dials family argues that the company magnified the problem with a label that was, in some respects, flat-out incorrect: Labels affixed to jugs of the liquid listed acetate as an ingredient, even though there was no actual acetate in the jugs it was just acetic acid, or vinegar. can someone please tell us who can we contact about this. We have strengthened our presence in Latin America. God bless you all. My sisters and I lost our 51 year mommie 2/09; eleven days after her birthday. Family all around, but no comfort does it give, I need to hear her speak, to know my mother lives. SHE PASSED JAN 2013.. If I did not already out in knowing the numbers now I never would have opted in. I opted in too. This lets me know that they're not getting the numbers. They don't even send us updates. The kidneys are the bodys blood filtersand when they operate correctly, they remove waste from the blood. The company announced second-quarter profits exceeding $400 million, up more than a third over last year,. My mother passed due to cardiac arrhythmia which if the homework was properly it can lead to sudden death in which it did. No amount of money can bring her back. The FBI's dedicated International Corruption Squads across the United States will continue to combat foreign corruption that reaches our shores and send a strong message that, no matter how long it takes, we will not wane in our efforts to uphold the law., This case shows the FBI will hold accountable those who treat corruption as the cost of doing business, said FBI Special Agent in Charge Bonavolonta. Those that opted in the Defense has been granted additional time to trigger the settlement which now they have til 5/10/17 to decide if they want to move forward with the settle. So if you end up with say $20,000 they might end up taking it from you anyway. unsure of is if they could prove Granuflo actually caused the death. My lawyers have not contacted me either nor given me any form to opt out! Wow, It hurts me to see so many families lose love ones receiving treatment that's suppose to help, not kill. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 1/23/2017. I'll NEVER forget that sad summer day in 2012 for as long as I live!!!!!! Fresenius was represented by Womble Carlyle with the lawyer Charles R. Holden and Amy C. Folk. If they just walk away that means they are voiding the settlement. There are three cases out of the 17 that want to opt-in to the settlement,late. Buchanan said when questioned by Fresenius attorney that the company has always been punctilious in its training of doctors, even on the question of bicarbonates versus acetates. I KNOW I WILL AND SHOULD DO SO FUCK THE MONEY. ATTENTION! The judge is not going to allow this case to go on to any other trials, it will make it final in the next couple weeks. I first want to say I feel all of you and I'm sorry for your losses. No one really knows who was the whistleblower. Those are the dates ordered by the court. We're just trying to figure this out. changed. It leaves you frozen in disbelief and feeling you should have looked at what dialysis items the nurses were using. Screen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. The. OH YEAH IF YOU RECEIVE ANY OTHER FUNDS WE CAN GET THEM ON YOUR BEHALF. Theirs no price you can put on our love ones life. For example, seven or eight years of heart monitoring were stable for Dial, Borkan said. That is, a determined illegitimate plaintiff may look for ways to avoid being thrown out of the lawsuit. Essentially, an overload of NaturaLyte overcorrected the attempts to regulate acid in the blood through dialysis, according to Dial's suit. And each of these episodes were after a dialysis treatment with granuflo. I asked MY attorney about this lawsuit and if it sounded right that I'm only going to get $1500.00. I have chosen to opt out and I suggest you all do the same. The voverment got a cut back from have any one relly look into this company tax bracket the lead in the top 5 in paying taxes for cooperate biz. Or by how long the plaintiff was on Dialysis or is it the blood works from Dialysis treatments. This is nothing official BECAUSE DAVITA HAS JOINED FRESENIUS. Hi People What's Up. Because mine doesn't explain anything to me. But damn it. 1869 order Order on Motion for Extension of Time Thu 2:19 PM She had said $175,000 before attorney's fees. He was revived twice and spent the next 2 years in a nursing home because he could not walk again. Fresenius Kabi, In Lawsuit against State of Nebraska (2018) Abstract. Serious inquires ONLY please. LAWYER SLIDES ME AN PAPER OUT OFF AN STACK OF PAPERS. Fresenius has hit RESET and is now moving towards #FutureFresenius with a simplified structure, sharper focus and acceleration of performance Intention to deconsolidate Fresenius Medical Care by changing the legal form of FMC to a German Stock Corporation ("Aktiengesellschaft") in simplified governance Woodlock pulled the so-called Lone Pine order to weed out meritless claims and to encourage a settlement with the stronger cases that remain. My attorney said even Judge not pushing. Not fair to the common man. Qualify the fight is over just being honest any thing thst dont meet the criteria, I really need some help because my lawyer took all my mom information over 2years ago i sent in her autopsy and everything that was needed and now he tells me that her davatia dialysis center was not using Granuflo but it seems like that would have been one of the first things you would have checked on but now when it is time to opt in/out now you call and say we don't have a case and this was Feb, I really need some help because my lawyer took all my mom information over 2years ago i sent in her autopsy and everything that was needed and now he tells me that her davatia dialysis center was not using Granuflo but it seems like that would have been one of the first things you would have checked on but now when it is time to opt in/out now you call and say we don't have a case and this was February of 2012 if anyone have any suggestions please let me know and thank you, We are now being threatened by the lawyers. She's not telling us anything . and we that opted in end up with maybe 12,000. And at least this case made a point to big pharma. HE is my justifier and HIS wrath will be un-escapeable from those that will reap it! Oh heck why didn't we get to split $650 million for the loss of our loved ones. The courts and judges and attorneys are all aware of how it goes and the same law firms repeat their performance, the judge appoints them, approves of their decisions and really has no input of the results. Many of you who have commented the deaths have occurred in the 50's to 60's range. I proved my lawyer wrong by getting medical records that Fresenius nor my lawyer had in their possession! Please see individual docket #14-cv-10712-DPW Burkes v. Fresenius. Where is our justice system, where is our morality? We still have until September I think around the 15th to opt-in or opt-out of the settlement offer and my attorney said I should have my check by the beginning of October. I beg my mom to get on dialysis, and yes this drug finally killed her 24 hours. I am guessing there maybe less then 1000 claims in category. German healthcare group Fresenius SE <FREG.DE> said on Thursday its legal battle with Akorn <AKRX.O> over its cancelled $4.7 billion (3.5 billion pounds) takeover could drag on into 2019 as it posted a slight decline in quarterly profit hurt by a strong euro. OH YES READ YOUR PAPER WORK LAWYERS ASK FOR %7WHICHIS17.5Million OUT OF THE MONEY. I received a letter back in February 2016 about the opt in and out date that was supposed to be in July. May 01, 2019 / Blog Author. He said at the time of our conversation he could not give me an accurate number, Arthur, according to the paper work I received from the attorney and per the conversation I had with him last week, my dad's case is sitting at 175 pointsthat is equal to $175,000. I still don't understand why it was legal for them to lie to us and tell us that we had lost the case and that we should except the settlement. You cannot tell me that it doesn't continue to affect you after 24 hours. 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. I'm not sure why in these cases they keep picking patients that did have existing heart issues. My husband got off treatment and exactly 24hr the hospital had him in. People will still suffer from this company. The initial two cases are currently scheduled for February 6, 2017 and March 13, 2017, the third case is scheduled to be heard on April 24th of 2017, and the final is scheduled for May 30, 2017. The Wards claim they. Davita was using Fresenius products of Granuflo and Electrolyte. 1885 miscNotice of correction to docket made by Court staffWed 10:18 AM It makes me sick. Your moms case sounds similar to my moms case. Asking people to dismiss a case, Never to be able to bring lawsuit again. Mr Booker sorry to inform u those numberare not true if u got your papers youll see what the number are and what it say thosd that qualify for granuflo if u meet the criteria and add ons as well as i read this blog most of the people dont qualify so the number of qualify people will be sosmall than expect my mothdr been gone for six years now its not no amount of money that can bring her back, Mr Booker sorry to inform u those numberare not true if u got your papers youll see what the number are and what it say thosd that qualify for granuflo if u meet the criteria and add ons as well as i read this blog most of the people dont qualify so the number of qualify people will be sosmall than expect my mothdr been gone for six years now its not no amount of money that can bring her back ima put it in gods hands on what happen i opt in had no choice this case is .over unless that company take the settle ment back no lawyers will take on this case another five years or maybe three at the least the limitation has already expire so ima say may god be with us and those that didnt qualify pray and appeal so to thaf i strongly feel that the people that make it will be giving a fare amount settlement me personally fell blessed to have been apart of thiz suit in my state if u are over 25 yrs old u cant file a mpratice suit, Hello first I want ro say is im so sorey for those that didnt qualify as I read this blog one thing I see is a lot of you didnt qualify so that means the 97% may be met my attorney explain to me plan and aimple he rocommed I opt in to the granu an I c I dont he will with draw from my case my mothers case is like a story book the neglegence on they part was so serious not only did she have a h, Hello first I want ro say is im so sorey for those that didnt qualify as I read this blog one thing I see is a lot of you didnt qualify so that means the 97% may be met my attorney explain to me plan and aimple he rocommed I opt in to the granu an I c I dont he will with draw from my case my mothers case is like a story book the neglegence on they part was so serious not only did she have a heart attack during treatment the nurse mishandled her body and she was bleeding out the mouth and nose profusely to were the emt had to use a vacuum to clean up the blood that was profusely running out her mouth and nose so its sad for me to as well this company is really powerful the goverment need this company for the people thats takeing or goin to take in the near future its political bigger than any cooperate attoeney medicade medicare are the only ones that can stop them stop rhem go hire a medicaid attorney or the attorney general in ur state, I'm so confused my mom passed away Feb2,2008 24hrs after taking dialysis in the hospital. Just want peace. My prayer is that there will be justice for us ALL & some what of closure. gor the lost that we all share. I'm so confused my mom passed away Feb2,2008 24hrs after taking dialysis in the hospital. German-based dialysis giant Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. has agreed to pay more than $231 million to resolve criminal and civil investigations into the company's bribing of officials in several . By Brian Amaral Dials own expert said that Dial died of cardiac arrest, a separate condition. Why did the Pradaxa case have warranted so much more money than ours? He had two other heart attacks which ended up in surgery during 2008 to 2011. What happened to the May 10th deadline? Let this sink in: Fresnius earned 16 Billion dollars last year alone. Prior to 2008 drs always said he had a strong heart. The ballot measure failed by nearly 20 percent. We qualified 5 years ago now we don't qualify. I know nothing will ever come of this. 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