Hydroxycut Litigants Need Strong Legal Representation

All across the country, consumers with medical problems linked to using Hydroxycut dietary supplements are seeking legal representation to help them recover damages. The recent consolidation in a federal court of pretrial procedures in 16 cases made it clear this will be a battle fought by attorneys at the highest levels.

Hydroxycut was recalled earlier this year by its maker, Iovate Health Sciences USA, Inc., at the urging of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The agency received 23 reports of liver damage related to Hydroxycut use, ranging from jaundice to conditions requiring liver transplants. One death from liver failure was also reported.

Several Cases Consolidated by Federal Panel

Individual and class action lawsuits have been filed in several jurisdictions. To provide consistency in developing precedents and to avoid duplication of pretrial efforts, 16 cases were consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, under a ruling by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.

With one of the most popular dietary supplements sold as a weight-loss aid, Iovate faces a huge potential liability. The company will be defending itself with the best attorneys it can hire. In cases like these, big companies usually supplement their corporate legal staff with outside high-profile attorneys.

You Need Professional Help to Take On a Corporation

If you have medical issues related to using Hydroxycut, you need to be as well prepared as Iovate. You need to hire an experienced defective products liability attorney. Iovate will be fighting to preserve its assets, especially as it faces a loss of income due to the recent recall, in addition to the new costs of producing and marketing the reformulated product line.

Recovering medical costs, loss of income, and other expenses from a giant corporation is not a task for just anyone. Only an experienced attorney can help you in what promises to be a tough legal fight ahead.