Tepezza is a prescription the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved to treat thyroid eye disease.
Although initial trials showed the effectiveness of the medication, additional studies found a link to hearing loss, tinnitus, and similar medical conditions.
You may qualify to file a Tepezza Lawsuit if you experienced hearing-related problems after taking Tepezza.
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You might be entitled to compensation from the manufacturer for the harm you’ve suffered and losses you’ve incurred.
August 18th, 2023:
A new Tepezza lawsuit, Mhamdi v. Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc., was recently filed in MDL by a Florida woman who claims to have suffered severe injuries, including permanent hearing loss and tinnitus, due to Tepezza infusions.
The plaintiff, who was diagnosed with thyroid eye disease and/or Graves’ Disease, received these infusions from August 2020 to February 2023. The lawsuit alleges that neither the plaintiff nor her physicians were provided with any warnings or knowledge about the potential serious risks of permanent hearing loss or tinnitus associated with Tepezza.
August 15th, 2023:
In the past month, five additional hearing loss cases related to Tepezza have been moved into the recently established Tepezza class action MDL. This development has increased the total number of pending cases to 46 in an MDL that has been in existence for only three months.
Judge Durkin held the first class action MDL status conference on June 28th.
The meeting brought together all parties and their attorneys to allow the judge to outline his strategy for effectively managing the lawsuits.
Moreover, Judge Dirken clarified the process for selecting lawyers to serve on the plaintiffs’ steering or executive committee.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin recently issued a case management order in the Tepezza hearing damage MDL, scheduling the first status conference for June 28.
The conference will address the allowance of consolidated complaints involving multiple plaintiffs, potential evidence preservation orders, and the appointment of Tepezza lawyers to leadership positions.
Although Judge Durkin stated the final appointment of attorneys won’t take place until after the conference, he assured a decision can be expected promptly afterward.
A group of Tepezza attorneys filed a motion suggesting a list of attorneys including three co-lead counsel, one liaison counsel, and an executive committee comprising eight individuals, to take on leadership roles in the MDL case.
The number of Tepezza hearing loss lawsuits being filed nationwide has significantly risen in the past six weeks.
Initially, there were only 18 pending cases across five federal districts when a motion for MDL consolidation was filed in March.
However, since then, seven additional Tepezza hearing loss lawsuits have been filed in federal courts across the country.
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) is scheduled to review the possibility of creating a new class action MDL at the end of this month.
Horizon Therapeutics, the manufacturer of Tepezza, has filed a motion opposing the consolidation of Tepezza cases into an MDL.
Horizon argues that an MDL is unnecessary due to the limited number of pending cases and optimistically suggests that future Tepezza lawsuits will be few.
The JPML is set to hold a hearing on May 25, 2023, to determine whether the Tepezza cases in federal courts should be consolidated into a class action MDL.
A new case study from Stanford University found that hearing loss is linked to dosage levels of Tepezza injections.
The study focused on a 64-year-old woman who experienced hearing loss in both ears after a full round of Tepezza injections.
However, when she was taken off the injections, her hearing problems went away.
When she tried a lower dose a year later, she did not experience the same hearing loss.
This case study strengthens the evidence of a direct connection between Tepezza and hearing loss.
There have been four new lawsuits filed alleging the permanent hearing damage caused by Tepezza injections.
Out of the 34 cases filed in federal courts, there have been 13 voluntary dismissals.
These dismissals indicate that there may have been settlements.
Horizon Therapeutics filed a motion to dismiss the Tepezza hearing loss claims against it under the doctrine of federal preemption, arguing that the tort claims asserted by the Tepezza plaintiffs are preempted by federal law because the FDA regulated Horizon’s ability to change the warning label for Tepezza.
Nine Tepezza product liability lawsuits have been filed in federal courts, with the most recent being Diaz v. Horizon Therapeutics USA Inc. filed on February 14, 2023.
The plaintiff suffered permanent hearing loss and tinnitus after receiving Tepezza infusions and the complaint alleges that Horizon was aware of the drug’s potential for hearing loss.
A motion to consolidate Tepezza Lawsuits into multidistrict litigation (MDL) has been filed on behalf of ten individuals who have suffered from hearing loss after taking Tepezza.
Attorneys representing the claimants have requested that all Tepezza Hearing Loss claims be consolidated before one judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Tepezza lawsuits allege that Horizon Therapeutics knew or should have known about the risk of hearing loss from Tepezza, but failed to fully test the treatment and provide adequate warnings to users and the medical community.
Horizon has objected to the consolidation request, stating that the cases involve different facts and defenses that would not benefit from coordinated pretrial proceedings.
The number of Tepezza hearing loss lawsuits is expected to grow in the coming months as more patients discover that their hearing damage was caused by the drug.
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Tepezza is the brand name for teprotumumab-trbw.
It’s a prescription medication for treating thyroid eye disease (TED).
TED damages tissue around the eye and causes symptoms similar to Graves’ disease, an autoimmune disorder.
Progressive swelling, inflammation, and tissue changes lead to various symptoms, including pain, double vision, and watery eyes.
The drug doesn’t only manage TED symptoms.
It treats the disease at the source by blocking autoantibodies responsible for activating essential receptors affecting the eyes.
It helps to decrease inflammation, prevent tissue expansion behind the eye, and prevent muscle and fat tissue remodeling.
The FDA granted Tepezza approval to Horizon Therapeutics for thyroid eye disease treatment on January 21, 2020.
The drug was one of the first of its kind approved to treat the medical condition.
Tepezza received Orphan Drug designation from the FDA, an incentive to encourage and assist in developing drugs for rare conditions or diseases.
The development of the medication also received support from the FDA Orphan Products Grants Program.
The program provides grants to companies for clinical studies on the efficacy and safety of products used for rare conditions or diseases.
The most common side effects listed on the original warning labels were:
Tepezza labels also included serious side effects, such as:
However, when the drug first hit the market, hearing loss and other hearing-related conditions were not listed on the labels.
Initial studies showed significant improvement in double vision, proptosis, quality of life, and soft tissue inflammation in patients with moderate to severe TED.
Only ten percent of patients reported hearing loss symptoms and were able to reverse the effects after stopping the medication.
However, an Endocrine Society study conducted in March 2021 found a risk of hearing loss as high as 65 percent.
During the study, 26 patients received Tepezza four times a day.
After taking the drug, the primary symptoms experienced include:
Of the participants in the study, three developed patulous eustachian tube dysfunction, a disorder causing the eustachian tube valve to stay open, distorting the sound of a person’s voice.
TED is a debilitating disease.
Adding the component of hearing issues can significantly reduce a person’s quality of life.
The most common complications reported after taking Tepezza include:
Horizon didn’t disclose the risk of hearing loss on Tepezza warning labels.
Failure to warn is a type of defect in product liability cases.
It occurs when a manufacturer knows about a possible risk of its drug but doesn’t include it on the warning label or packaging.
Your doctor might not be at fault for prescribing the drug to you if they weren’t aware of the dangers.
You can hold the manufacturer liable for your hearing loss and related expenses, such as medical treatment and out-of-pocket costs.
Two options for pursuing compensation are a product liability claim and a mass tort lawsuit.
You can file a claim with the manufacturer’s liability insurance company in a product liability claim.
You don’t assert that the drug has physical flaws in a claim based on failure to warn.
Instead, you must establish the manufacturer knew about the adverse effects but didn’t provide adequate warning labels.
You must also prove the defect contributed to your injury.
Mass tort cases involve a large group of people harmed by the same defendant’s actions.
A mass tort lawsuit combines cases from multiple plaintiffs into a single legal action.
You participate in a mass tort by working with others on similar aspects of the case that apply to everyone.
If any element of your case differs from the rest of the group, such as the severity of your injury, you and your lawyer work on that part separately.
You might be eligible for a lawsuit against Horizon Therapeutics if you:
It’s crucial to remember that taking Tepezza isn’t enough to qualify for a mass tort lawsuit or product liability case.
You must have a hearing-related issue that did not develop before taking the drug.
You can seek compensation pursue compensation in a mass tort case for economic and non-economic losses.
Economic losses are expenses associated with an injury, such as:
Non-economic losses are the intangible effects of an injury, such as:
You might also be able to recover punitive or exemplary damages.
This financial award punishes the defendant for their actions.
To be awarded these damages, you must show clear and convincing evidence of the manufacturer’s gross negligence or egregious behavior.
Whether you file a product liability or mass tort lawsuit, you must comply with the laws in your state.
Most statutes of limitation allow a one-year to a five-year timeframe to file a lawsuit against a party that injured you.
That means you must initiate your lawsuit within the required timeframe to pursue compensation for your injury.
Pursuing legal action without hiring an attorney can decrease your chance of receiving full and fair compensation.
Handling a claim or lawsuit is complicated, especially when it involves a large manufacturing company.
Horizon Therapeutics has the resources to hire an aggressive and experienced legal team to defend them in a mass tort or product liability case.
You need an experienced defective drug lawyer to guide and support you through every step of the legal process.
Your attorney can handle all of the legal legwork of your case, such as:
If you suffer from tinnitus, hearing loss, or another adverse effect of Tepezza, find out if you have a case by filling out our Instant Case Evaluation Form right now.
Our goal will be to help you get the compensation you need so you can focus on your recovery.
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