The only reason I became embroiled in this lawsuit is because of the horrors my late husband went thru during dialysis. FMCH has accrued a net expense of US$60 million for consummation of the settlement, including legal fees and other anticipated costs. My contact information will be forthcoming to those that will stand wit. I LOOK IN TO WHAT HE WAS TELLING ME A LIE TO GET THERE MONEY 97%FOR PEOPLE WHO OPT IN 7%=17.5MILLION SET ASIDE FOR ALL LAWYERS FEES.I LIVED SO DO YOU THINK THEY CARE ABOUT PEOPLE WHO DIED WHICH IS FUCK ED UP .CNN PLEASE HELP ME TROY 225 508-9664.PEOPLE DO WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU. Justt to give you all some hope all bills your love ones had has to be paid first plus the attorney fees, and any siblings that is still living that get 20% as well. Not sure how it is going to turn out but my husb, Sorry so many of you are having trouble with your lawyers. Dial's wife has acknowledged that he didnt like going to the doctor, or doctors in general, Bennett said. Suffered and the entire time he was trying to recoup from the stroke he was being pumped full of Granuflo 3x a week. They should've explained this fully before our lawyers talked us into signing papers. HOW CAN YOU SUE FRESENIUS AND DAVITA WASN'T PART OF FRESENIUS UNTIL JAN 2013.HOW CAN YOU SUE FRESENIUS AND DAVITA CAUSED THE DEATH. The thing that really gets to me, is they knew in 08 or 09 they had a killer drug on their hands, and ignored it. Dialysis Judge calls for more information from those suing Fresenius People who want their day in court over alleged injuries caused by Fresenius Medical Cares dialysis drugs must first provide more information about their claims including expert certifications, said senior U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock. How guilty do you think we feel?! It is time for people to wake up and realize that it is sad that we are just property to this people in the judicial system. My dear mother lays there dead, tears drop from my eyes and on to her bed3/2012 I just don't understand, I wipe the tears from my eyes, with the back of my hand. will cost you money and they ask for personal information. THAT IS BREATCHOF CONTACT. I felt like I trusted my lawyer and went with what he told me to do. I just read the full order judge Woodlock is pissed criticized Lawers Hagens and Berman basically saying You work for the plaintiffs not the other way around.Hagens and Berman People don't opt in. We still have until September I think around the 15th to opt-in or opt-out of the settlement offer and my attorney said I should have my check by the beginning of October. It may be necessary, therefore, to file repeated motions to compel before a judge will conclude that the non-compliant plaintiffs cases should be dismissed. Then they put you either in category 1 or whatever you belong to. He died a month later. I think the 16.7 Billion is what they grossed last year. No, Buchanan said. In Morocco, Fresenius paid bribes through a sham commission to a Moroccan state official for the purpose of obtaining contracts to develop kidney dialysis centers at Moroccan state-owned military hospitals. My mother passed away in 2009. Or by how long the plaintiff was on Dialysis or is it the blood works from Dialysis treatments. My mother to passed, even as a nurse I didn't see this coming. For those reasons, I opted in. If they choose to walk away that does not mean the lawsuit is over. I live in D.C. where I can try to get government officials to listen and HELP! Dated February 10, 2017 . Everyone can make their own decision but I would not opt-in if I have not done so already. when I called 911. Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA Investor Relations & Sustainability +49 (0) 6172 608-2485 $25.53 Library Annual Report 2019 (IFRS) (PDF, 9 MB) Factsheet FY/19 (PDF, 318 KB) In 2019, the excellent growth in the emerging markets was particularly noteworthy, partially offsetting the somewhat softer performance in North America. It was going to be but they extended the opt-in date and so that date is no longer valid for the bellwether trial so disregard it .For the people asking more people can opt in if they did not realize they had a case plain and simple no. Boston (February 8, 2017, 10:36 PM EST) -- Fresenius Medical Care failed to train doctors or warn the public about the risks of its dialysis drug Naturalyte, leading to the death of a North Carolina diabetic, his relatives told a Massachusetts federal jury Wednesday in opening statements at the first bellwether trial for litigants who declined to take part in a $250 million case settlement. Basically these trials are for the people that did not opt in .The settlement was excepted by both sides but it was A aggregated settlement meeting almost all people had to participate. Every month or two months s. My prayers are with every family that loss a family member due to the complications of dialysis. From the dialysis unit to the hospital by ambulance is less than a mile away and she died on the way. I know it's something people did not want to hear. I think we need to petition the government its alot going on with fhe medical care the media will tear them apart someone start a online petition to Congress they will acknowledge it but we all got to go out and have people sign to prosecute or push the situation we are the victims not the lawyers I need my closure they killed my mother and I wont rest until justice be served im tyed of waiting, I think we need to petition the government its alot going on with fhe medical care the media will tear them apart someone start a online petition to Congress they will acknowledge it but we all got to go out and have people sign to prosecute or push the situation we are the victims not the lawyers I need my closure they killed my mother and I wont rest until justice be served im tyed of waiting for them to end this in may if they decide to void im goin to disregard my attorney throw him under the bus and take my case to cnn captail hill and evry local news staion in my city and world news even if I have to go to the estreem with the news reporters by threat by harassment I will go to jail repeadtly for our cause I have nothing to lose each city have a news reporter that do trouble shooter wen u pickett contact them share ur medical reports hand out copies to patient. Prior to 2008 drs always said he had a strong heart. I'm asking on behalf of all involved if you would represent us in a petition? By Jeff Overley. I wish you well. I cant and will'nt take that for my mother life! They need to take the cases to trial where people didn't have heart problems and see if they win those. She dialyized and that caused cardic arrest. We have been in this lawsuit for 5 years. I kid you not. I was told the deadline was extended, but they should have numbers figured by mid October and checks going out by November. Full article of what happened 9on February 27,2017 The attorneys and Frensinius have been toying with our emotions every since those Bastards decided to settle out of court. Fresenius is represented by James Bennett and Megan S. Heinsz of Dowd Bennett LLP; William Kettlewell, Sara Silva and Maria Durant of Collora LLP; and Juanita Brooks and Roger Denning of Fish & Richardson PC. FMCH may elect to void the settlement as of May 10, 2017 if the 97% threshold has not been achieved or if plaintiffs non- participation falls into suspect patterns. I don't know some people are saying they have 175 points and then other people are saying they got a letter that states the payouts will be between $47,000 and $83,000 or something like that. I then received a letter in July 2016 stating that I will get $600,000. Rick I was just telling people what my lawyer said the comment about how many people in each category at the end was just my opinion. I was told mid to end October everything would be completed and checks would start going out sometime in November. Have a great descent! All my letter said was basically the compensation Will be done on a points based system and they cannot determine my amount until all claims have be. I knew when they got one judge for all these case i knew we would all get fucked.and the judge just kept moving the case back and back .its alost 2017 and nobody has gotten a dime.just crazy .we can never get our love ones back .our people was poison with this . I'm so confused my mom passed away Feb2,2008 24hrs after taking dialysis in the hospital. The reason the Attorneys are asking for a 40% fee in this settlement is because they want to make up 600K in lawyer fees. Abe Jones ran in 2016 for Supreme Court Justice but unfortunately he did not win. Qualify, Trump will get them u no we just sitting here letting them manipulated our case to there advantage we have no say so I no minr is a bsll buster im ready to organize and world wide pickett im ready to dur my own fighting im ready to stand on capitol hill its 12000 of ud plus I no if we all gather in front if thr white house ot the justice department something will happen now if u dont. The lawsuit, filed by David Gonzalez, who worked for 12 years at the kidney fund in its patient assistance program until he left in 2015, accused the charity of creating a so-called blocked list of dialysis clinics whose patients would not get financial assistance while making sure patients at clinics operated by DaVita and Fresenius would. I believe the way they are trying to get the 97% is o By dismissing cases now . Incidental change to this date is likely. He said that amount goes up in value daily based on the fact that not everyone is meeting the criteria and they are being eliminated. Copyright 2022. But Fresenius, a company that runs clinics, sells the drug and makes the dialysis machines, didnt adequately explain the interplay between bicarbonates and acetates, leaving doctors to botch addition and subtraction when they came up with dosing, Carey argued. At one point I thought that I'd die from it! Statement of Material Facts L.R. Attor. not opt-in the first bellwether trial is set for Look always verify everything with your lawyer although they are not always truthful at this point you have no one else to turn to . Judge Douglas P. Woodlock: ORDER granting1868 Plaintiffs' Motion for Three Day Extension of Time to File Joint Submission Regarding Records Requests and Production Spreadsheet, with the exception of the three additions to Exhibit A 15cv11269 15cv11301 13cv12307 as to which the plaintiffs must show good cause for their belated inclusion. They get free money for just filing the lawsuit this is not fair! About a week later my lawyer call asking me to close my case and I said no , I told him I will close that door with,but never the medical company. When he got home from DaVita, we had to call an ambulance wit. YES IT IS TRUE LOOK YOURSELF. PEOPLE DO WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU AND YOURS.I WILL DO THE SAME. Has anyone else heard this? Maybe my kids will get the benefit of it ending. My loved one also died within 24 hours and within the dates stated. I don't think they have the 97% they need. They really are screwing everyone nobody would've opted in if they knew there was a total of 12,000 cases 7700 have already opted in I have no idea how many fall into category one but it definitely isn't going to only be a few hundred in my opinion , So again the company screwed everyone except for those that have not opted-in. Please see individual docket #14-cv-10712-DPW Burkes v. Fresenius. Keep up the good work guys. REMEMBER YOU SIGN THE PAPER.SO YOU ARE SAYING YOU AGREE TO OPT IN 97%SO THEY CAN GET THEIR MONEY 7%=17.5MILLION.BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE NO LAWYER THEY CAN NOT OPT YOU IN. I really pray that you all opt in so this nightmare will be over. I feel so under represented. I just realized that out of the 10 people posting comments on this site there is another Debra, so I will refer to myself as Debbie from here on out. Except the rich drug company and lawyers of course. First, they kicked me out claiming "we dont have enough proof about your mom and when she took it..blah blah blah". the more they settle, the more $$$ they make. 1845 motion Substitute Attorney Thu 6:29 PM What an INSULT to even consider excluding anyone due to age! I was 25 when I lost my dad. Now that we got the paperwork for 48 hours all of a sudden they changed it to 12 hours. Yes, I went to the hospital and it showed my Mom's bicarbonate level different from what Fresenius reported to my lawyer. When they killed my mom. Our mother died apparently so you and that drug company can be that much richer. The whole system is set up to make profits off of these people and in the eyes of the government and the corporation it is just business as usual. Died from cardiac arrest. They are the largest Dialysis company in the world. Fresenius offered a $250 million settlement provided 97 percent of plaintiffs opt in. After everything maybe 20k net for a wrongful death. My lawyer is taking 40% also. My children lost their male role model and I my best friend all within a matter of hours after he was doing something that should've kept him around longer for all of us. She was 83 & being poisoned in dialysis for yrs. 1869 order Order on Motion for Extension of Time Thu 2:19 PM Your moms case sounds similar to my moms case. Based on info provided to them it seems that the Defense counsel will likely push forward with the settlement whether the 97% opt-in rate has been met or not. I REFUSE TO SIGN,, I SENT FOR A COPY OF MY MOTHER's RECO. Th. I dialyze at Fresenius of Coram NY. Days after being fired, he filed a whistleblower complaint with the Occupational Health Safety Administration, according to the lawsuit. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Correspondence go back and forth for years. Never get much real updates and wonder if they will change the date again. I got papers to the settlement for $1500 only. I'm not sure why in these cases they keep picking patients that did have existing heart issues. Your defense does not want to invest any more resources. For the company themselves to only be out $60million out of their own pockets is ridiculous. Her heart was healthy per testing even after she had the cardiac arrest. Does anyone know if I can just not return the paperwork? Fresenius Kabi offers a leading portfolio of injectable drugs and delivery systems used to treat a broad spectrum of patients. After I didn't sign right away they even called to talk me into signing them. It became a running joke at the company. "In law, a summary judgment (also judgment as a matter of law) is a judgment entered by a court for one party and against another party summarily, i.e., without a full trial. Your posts may save other lives and may have saved mine. I went to court against Fresenius in 2015 with a civil trial and it turned into a criminal trial in Wake County, North Carolina. During another hospital visit in 2008, Dial had a heart scan, McCullough said. The problem for these people is, it is going to be very hard for them to get the causation and expert testimony.. She had her heart checked many times in their records showing this that she had no issues with her heart. If you do not send something in your case will be dismissed. I still grieve for my mom who died during treatment in 2011 & will never stop. The lawsuit alleged Fresenius overcharged medicare formedically unnecessary tests between 2003 and 2010. The U.S. Attorney's Office announced the settlement of a lawsuit with Fresenius Medical Care North America Inc. (a dialysis provider) for $5.2 million. I am a medical professional and I have seen what it does to you. When I received a copy of the settlement I was flabbergasted. My mom died on the table at 58 years of age April 2011 still waiting haven't heard anything except being told to settle out of courtand lawyer is taking 40 % does anyone know amounts or dates..We still owe the funeral home even if that gets paid will be ok nothing will ever bring her back or replace her.just a shame we have to fight five years now to pay for funeral expenses. I just don't know why the criteria keeps changing. My MOM is gone but NEVER forgotten!!!! This just adds on to the stress we're already dealing with. Everybody does realize the 97% doesn't mean 97. I have empathy for you, as I watched my dad have issues for years on dialysis. I called my lawyer's office for an update. The money will be divided in a point system of sorts. A former employee of Fresenius, Christopher Drennen, brought the allegations in a whistleblower lawsuit, and as a result will receive 27.5 percent, or $1.43 million, of the settlement.. 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