Texas Family Sues Over Avandia Death
The widow and son of 60-year-old Larry Stanford of Beaumont Texas have filed a lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of Avandia (rosiglitazone), claiming that the diabetes drug contributed to his fatal heart attack. Ironically, Mr. Stanford's heart attack occurred on the same day that a report warning of Avandia's dangers was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The family's attorney emphasized, "But what truly matters is what happened long before that date. I believe the evidence will show the company knew there were problems with Avandia, but decided to keep on selling it to Larry and others."
