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Switzerland-based pharmaceutical giant, Roche,was dealt a major blow recently when the U. S. Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended revoking approval of its drug, Avastin. Avastin is the world’s best-selling cancer drug, with sales of about $6 Billion in 2009, and is prescribed to approximately 17,500 women with breast cancer per year.

The drug has now been linked to devastating side effects such as holes in the stomach or intestines (gastrointestinal perforation); kidney damage; changes in vision or neurological damage; impaired wound healing; heart failure; and severe bleeding resulting in stroke or death.

If you or a someone you know has been seriously injured from taking Avastin, or to discuss other cases of catastrophic injury, contact an attorney at Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder by calling 1-800-366-4421 or use our online contact form.

For more information on Avastin or to discuss other cases of possible medical malpractice, please contact Koskoff, Koskoff and Bieder at 1-800-366-4421, or use our online contact form.

Case Results

KK&B Attorneys Win Largest Medical Malpractice Verdict in CT
A Norwalk couple was awarded $58.6 million Wednesday, a record for a single incident of medical malpractice in Connecticut, in a case involving an obstetrician accused of waiting too long to perform a cesarean section and a boy who has cerebral palsy... read more

Smokeless Tobacco Maker Settles Suit
The nation's largest smokeless tobacco company agreed to settle for $5 million a lawsuit brought by the family of a decades-long user who died of mouth cancer... read more

In the News Damages

Silent Witnesses, New Insights, 'Black box' recorders in cars provide evidence in PI lawsuits
Bill Bloss interviewed by the Connecticut Law Tribune, on Monday, May 14, 2012.

Joshua Koskoff has been named a fellow of the International Society of Barristers
On May 7th, 2012, Joshua Koskoff has been named by the Fairfield County Business Journal.

Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder attorney Bill Bloss represents exonerated inmate in first claim under new CT statute

Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder attorney Sean McElligott named to Freedom of Information Commission
Connecticut Speaker of the House Chris Donovan has appointed a Bridgeport attorney to the state’s Freedom of Information Commission.

Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder attorney Bill Bloss interviewed on WICC about the Supreme Court decision on Bridgeport public education

Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder ranked Tier One in the US News & World Report
U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers® has listed the Connecticut-based law firm of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder as “tier one” in its 2011-2012 “Best Law Firms” rankings.

Community Involvement

Firm Donates $100,000 to Hospital
Attorney Chris Bernard of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder said his firm has donated $100,000 to Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford. The funds have covered the cost of specialized medical equipment... read more

Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder Has Become One of Connecticut's Most Successful Law Firms
Seventy-five years ago, a young lawyer named Ted Koskoff, figured out a unique way to build a practice: Get other lawyers to give him clients. Today, the statewide firm he founded, Koskoff, Koskoff and Bieder, still gets about 65 to 70 percent of its business from other lawyers... read more

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Damages is a gripping book about a case handled by KK&B's medical malpractice team. It demonstrates KK&B's commitment not only to redress suffering due to medical malpractice but to make sure that doctors and hospitals are more vigilant in the future. Visit amazon.com for more information or to buy it.
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KK&B is currently reviewing claims against:

GlaxoSmith Kline involving the diabetes drug Avandia.

AstraZeneca involving the drug Seroquel. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals involving the birth control pills Yaz and Yasmine.

If you or a loved one has suffered serious injury as a result of taking Avandia, Seroquel, Yaz or Yasmine, call us at 203-583-8634, or contact us via email.

Carey's Case Review

Court Abuses Discretion in Failing to Poll Jury Regarding Newspaper Article

In Kervick v. Silver Hill Hospital, 128 Conn. App. 341 (2011), the Appellate Court held that... read more