Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Lawsuit

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What causes Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)?

Free Accutane Case Evaluation: If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with IBD as a result of taking Accutane, Amnesteem, Claravis or Sotret, you should contact our law firm immediately. You may be entitled to compensation by filing a lawsuit and we can help.

What’s the problem?

Accordingly to commonly accepted scientific research, the causes of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s Disease are due to a combination of factors including genetic predisposition, environmental factors, and alterations in the function of the immune system.

Despite the appearance of a genetic predisposition in the development of IBD, the triggering factor for activation of the body’s immune system has yet to be identified with any degree of certainty. Factors that can turn on the body’s immune system include an infectious agent (as yet to be identified), an immune response to an antigen, or an autoimmune process. As the intestines are always exposed to things that can cause immune reactions, more recent thinking is that there is a failure of the body to turn off normal immune responses.

In August 2006, the results of a study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology confirmed that the acne drug Accutane (isotretinoin) causes an increased risk to its users of developing IBD. The study was conducted by a team of medical doctors at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire. Approved by the U.S Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in 1982, Accutane is manufactured by Hoffman-La Roche.

Do I have an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Lawsuit?

The Defective Drug & Product Liability Litigation Group at our law firm is an experienced team of trial lawyers that focus exclusively on the representation of plaintiffs in Accutane, Amnesteem, Claravis or Sotret lawsuits. We are handling individual litigation nationwide and currently accepting new cases in all 50 states.