About FDA & Pescription Drugs

Plaintiffs' Personal Injury Law Firm

The Food and Drug Administration (part of the US Health and Human Services Department) is primarily designed to safely regulate foods, dietary supplements, drugs, and vaccines. In some cases, primarily with dietary supplements and drugs, the FDA approves products that end up having side effects that are harmful or even fatal.

In those cases it pays to have an attorney familiar with cases involving the government and large corporations and insurance companies. Napoli, Bern, Ripka (New York based personal injury attorneys) have successfully sued several companies that marketed harmful products that were initially given FDA approval.

In many cases, the work of Napoli, Bern, Ripka led to new laws being passed which made the world safer for everyone as potentially harmful products were taken off the market and victims received appropriate compensation for the harm they endured.

One of the most memorable cases came against AHP who marketed the popular diet drug Fen-Phen. After a great deal of study using patient echocardiograms it was found that use of Fen-Phen led to valvular heart disease and pulmonary hypertension in some patients.

Napoli, Bern, Ripka got millions of dollars in awards for our clients after the FDA had requested to withdrawl Fen-Phen from the market in 1997. But with so much money in biotech and the quest to bring new drugs to market as quickly as possible (often without adequate review), the public needs an advocate who is willing to fight against large drug companies, insurance companies, and the government to get awards for those who were the victims of negligence.

Napoli, Bern, Ripka always reviews your case for free if you feel you have been the victim of a drug or supplement that the FDA had approved. Whether it’s been a drug that has been already been the subject of legal action by victims such as yourself or one that hasn’t been, Napoli, Bern, Ripka offers advantages to other law firms who handle these cases.

For one, all of our legal and medical team (including a physician/attorney and RN on fulltime staff) are in-house and this leads to greater efficiency and prevents your case from being lost in the shuffle.

Second, we have access to the nation’s top experts in fields as diverse as pathology, neurology, oncology, cardiology, toxicology, pharmacology, accident reconstruction and surgery.

But most importantly to ensure that all clients, regardless of the size of their bank account, receive a fair chance in the justice system we accept cases on a contingency basis. Many law firms will only take your case after you’ve paid a large retainer.

Not only will Napoli, Bern, Ripka review your case for free but we’ll also take the case on a contingency basis allowing you to have the same top-notch attorneys and medical experts on your side that you know the drug companies and insurance companies will have on theirs.

In this day and age of more and more options being given to treat a myriad of diseases and afflictions, the average person needs a law firm that is willing to stand up to those that are marketing drugs and supplements that can have potentially dangerous side effects. Napoli, Bern, Ripka has over 40 years of experience being that law firm and will continue to do so in the future.