Hydroxycut Products Recalled Due to Risk of Severe Liver Damage and Death

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[Introduction: If you or a loved one had injuries consisting of liver damage sustained as a result of the ingesting Hydroxycut products, you may have a lawsuit that should be pursued. Although our Hydroxycut lawyers are located in Maryland (MD), Virginia (VA) and Washington, D.C. (DC), our drug litigation is national in scope, and our Hydroxycut lawyers are prepared to file lawsuits and litigate these cases around the country. Therefore, regardless of what state you're from, please fill out the "Contact Us" form on the left side of this page or email us so that Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP can have a Hydroxycut lawyer contact you to discuss your claim and the potential of a lawsuit.]

Hydroxycut products are dietary supplements available at many retail, grocery, and pharmacy locations. Hydroxycut products are marketed for weight-loss, as fat burners, as energy-enhancers, as low carbohydrate diet aids, and for water loss. Hydroxycut products are manufactured by Iovate Health Sciences Inc., distributed by Iovate Health Sciences U.S.A., Inc. and marketed under the Iovate and MuscleTech brand names.

On May 1, 2009, the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced the receipt of 23 reports of adverse liver effects in users of Hydroxycut products, ranging from hyperbilirubinemia without associated symptoms, jaundice, liver damage, liver transplant, to death. As a result, the FDA warned consumers to immediately cease using Hydroxycut products, and Iovate agreed to recall all remaining products from store shelves. The list of products being recalled currently includes:

• Hydroxycut Regular Rapid Release Caplets
• Hydroxycut Caffeine-Free Rapid Release Caplets
• Hydroxycut Hardcore Liquid Caplets
• Hydroxycut Max Liquid Caplets
• Hydroxycut Regular Drink Packets
• Hydroxycut Caffeine-Free Drink Packets
• Hydroxycut Hardcore Drink Packets (Ignition Stix)
• Hydroxycut Max Drink Packets
• Hydroxycut Liquid Shots
• Hydroxycut Hardcore RTDs (Ready-to-Drink)
• Hydroxycut Max Aqua Shed
• Hydroxycut 24
• Hydroxycut Carb Control
• Hydroxycut Natural

The signs and symptoms of liver injury include fatigue, malaise, loss of appetite, nausea, yellowing of the skin (jaundice), blurry vision, abdominal itching, abdominal pain, and/or dark colored urine. If you or a loved one have used Hydroxcut products and have experienced any of the above signs or symptoms, please see a doctor immediately. These may all be signs of liver damage related to Hydroxycut products, including drug-induced hepatitis or liver failure.

If a visit to your healthcare provider is warranted, you also owe it to yourself to speak to an experienced pharmaceutical attorney to see if you have a case and to discuss the possibility of bringing a lawsuit to recover for your damages and injuries. The attorney will be able to ascertain if you have a claim for which a lawsuit can be pursued and whether the case and lawsuit can be brought to a successful settlement, verdict, award or other recovery. The experienced lawyer will also be able to advise you on any deadlines for bringing your legal claim for damages. Please contact the law firm of Ashcraft and Gerel, LLP to discuss your lawsuit with an experienced drug or pharmaceutical lawyer in our Drug Litigation Department.

The lawyers at Ashcraft and Gerel, LLP have been leaders in pursuing medical product liability lawsuits involving unsafe drugs, implants, and infusions for over 50 years. Our attorneys have successfully brought about verdicts, settlements, awards or other recoveries in lawsuits on behalf of clients who have been injured by Zyprexa, Fen-Phen, Rezulin, Propulsid, Phenylpropanolamine (PPA), Baycol, breast implants and AIDS tainted blood. Although some of these claims and lawsuits resulted in class action settlements, class actions are not the only way these cases are handled. The courts have devised methods to deal with mass torts so that each lawsuit can benefit from information and evidence gathered in other lawsuits nationwide and yet be handled on an individual basis.

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