2017 Fen Phen Update: Pondimin and Redux Claims Are Still Being Filed and Paid
Twenty years after Pondimin and Redux were pulled from the U.S. market, claims are still being filed with and paid by the AHP Diet Drug Settlement Trust, reports Cynthia K. Garrett, a Fen Phen attorney who has been representing Pondimin and Redux claimants since 1998.
TULSA, Okla., April 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Fen Phen lawyer Cynthia K. Garrett reports that worsened injury claims may still be filed for those who took the diet drugs Pondimin or Redux, registered with the AHP Settlement Trust by May 3, 2003, established the required baseline injury during the Screening Period that ended in 2003, did not participate in the Seventh Amendment Supplemental Fund, and currently qualify for a Matrix Compensation Level and dollar value above any previous award received.
Garrett explained, "Whether you can still file a claim depends upon the nature and extent of your injury, when your worst injury was first diagnosed, and what has previously been filed in your case. The criteria you must meet to file a claim today is discussed at length on my website, CKGLawFim.com. I've provided you with a quick summary below."
Who Can Still File A Claim:
- Qualifying injuries must have been diagnosed prior to your 80th birthday.
- If you opted-out of the 7th Amendment and have not yet received Matrix Compensation benefits, and you can show that any matrix level condition was present before December 31, 2015, you may file an Original Claim for Matrix Compensation.
- If you have already received Matrix Compensation and did not participate in the 7th Amendment Supplemental Fund you may file a Supplemental Claim if you have been diagnosed with a medical condition that qualifies for a Matrix Compensation Level and dollar value above any previous Matrix Compensation award you have received.
- If you participated in the 7th Amendment Supplemental Fund the deadline for filing a claim has expired.
Deadlines:
The deadline for filing a Matrix Compensation claim with the AHP Settlement Trust is four years from the date you were first diagnosed as having the last occurring condition or event upon which the claim for Matrix Compensation Benefits is based.
Qualifying Injuries:
According to Garrett, some of the medical conditions that qualify for additional compensation, provided other required elements are present, include:
- Aortic or mitral heart valve surgery
- Complication after heart valve surgery including:
- Sternal wound infection
- Kidney failure requiring dialysis
- Stroke with permanent impairment
- Severe pulmonary hypertension
- Ejection fraction below 40%
- Blood clot due to bacterial endocarditis or atrial fibrillation resulting in:
- Kidney failure requiring dialysis
- Surgery to repair an abdominal organ
- Amputation of a major limb
- Cardiac Arrest due to ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia
- Heart transplant
- Coma, vegetative state or death due to aortic or mitral valve disease or valve surgery
Garrett added, "If you think you or a loved one may have a viable claim, contact me for a free no-obligation initial case review."
Contact:
Cynthia K. Garrett
Attorney at Law
406 S. Boulder Ave. Suite 400
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103
Web Site: CKGLawFirm.com
Toll Free: (866) 584-0070
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SOURCE Cynthia K. Garrett, Attorney at Law
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