Chaffin Luhana Applauds GSK’s Decision to Withdraw Super Poligrip with Zinc from the Market
February 18th, 2010Chaffin Luhana LLP applauds GlaxoSmithKline’s (NYSE:GSK) decision to withdraw Super Poligrip with zinc from the market. GSK’s decision to stop manufacturing and marketing Super Poligrip comes after pressure from lawsuits alleging that zinc in that product line and in Fixodent (manufactured by Procter & Gamble) causes zinc poisoning, copper deficiency, blood disorders and myeloneuropathy in consumers who use large amounts of the products. “Our typical client who used these products are now bound to a wheelchair or use a walker or cane for mobility and many of them have hands th...
Chaffin Luhana’s Eric Chaffin on SuperPoligrip Recall
February 18th, 2010GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) made the shocking announcement today that it is withdrawing its popular zinc formulations SuperPoligrip denture cream from the market as a result of health concerns. SuperPoligrip has been on supermarket shelves and consumed by millions of consumers worldwide for decades. GSK (and Block Drug Company before it) has aggressively advertised SuperPoligrip to consumers since the 1970’s. GSK’s withdrawal of SuperPoligrip comes amidst controversy and pressure from lawsuits filed by law firms such as Chaffin Luhana LLP in federal and state courts alleging that zinc in...
Partner Eric Chaffin on Glaxo’s Removal of Zinc from Denture Cream
February 18th, 2010On February 18, 2010, the Associated Press (AP) reported pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will no longer manufacture, market or distribute Poligrip products containing zinc. The AP article attributes the company's voluntary action to a number of reports of adverse health effects, as well as the mounting number of denture cream lawsuits being filed by Chaffin Luhana and other firms across the country. The products, which AP reports boasted more than $520 million in sales last year, have been linked to irreversible neurological side effects, including nerve damage and neuropathy, a...
Law 360 Profiles Chaffin Luhana LLP
February 1st, 2010On February 1, 2010, Law360, the national news source for busines lawyers, profiled the opening of Chaffin Luhana LLP. The firm officially opened its doors on January 12, 2010. The Law360 announcement came admist an early victory for the firm, when the Philadelphia judge overseeing the Mass Tort Program established for denture cream zinc poisoning lawsuits denied Procter & Gamble's motion to dismiss punitive damages in the cases. Below is an excerpt from the piece: Eric Chaffin and Roopal Luhana opened Chaffin Luhana LLP in mid-January, and its focus will be representing plaintif...
