Thursday, June 30, 2011

REJECT the Seroquel Settlement Offer - Plaintiff Law Firms - sleazy backroom deals and the marketing of a bad settlement to those injured by Seroquel


REJECT the Seroquel Settlement Offer - Plaintiff Law Firms - sleazy backroom deals and the marketing of a bad settlement to those injured by Seroquel

It's no mistake that the plaintiff law firms are marketing this offer for AstraZeneca (it's in their own $$ Interest, Not the injured parties best interest). This is all part of those sleazy secret back room deals that they won't talk to their clients about. 

In Fact these plaintiff law firms appear to have laid down groveling for mercy like the submissive bitches gutless thieves they are, before pure evil AstraZeneca and their billion dollar demon legal team. 

This is not what injured parties sought or signed onto when they went searching for justice related to the horrendous crimes AstraZeneca perpetrated against them. Read between the lines & what the following statements by one of the plaintiff laws firms in this litigation is really saying. 

There is NO JUSTICE what so ever in this settlement offer.  This is only another sweet heart deal for AstraZeneca and Plaintiff Law Firms...No admission of wrong doing, No fair or adequate compensation to victims, No trial, No jury....No verdict...NO JUSTICE....


From Howard Nations Law Firm ,One of the many Plaintiff law firms involved in the Seroquel tort litigation.

Frequently asked Question regarding Seroquel Litigation Settlement:

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1) After I sign and return the documents, when will I receive my funds?
AstraZeneca will not allow any claimant in this settlement to receive money until almost all of the claimants return their signed packet. The sooner all documents are signed and returned to us, the sooner you will be paid. AstraZeneca estimates no claimant shall receive their settlement funds before October 1, 2011.

2) What happens if I do not sign and return the settlement documents?

If you do not sign and return the documents, you will not be included in this settlement and you will not receive any money from this settlement. Please review the documents in your settlement packet regarding your option to decline this settlement. It is our opinion that this is the best opportunity for you to receive any compensation for your claims in the foreseeable future. 


3) How will the funds be sent to me?
When AstraZeneca has approved enough settlement packets, you will be issued a check. Final checks will be issued after all claimants have submitted their forms, liens have been cleared and final expenses have been determined. If you have special instructions for your payment (such as a Special Needs Trust), you should let us know by including that information on a separate sheet of paper and returning it with your settlement documents. If you do not have a bank account, you should open one now to expedite the safe receipt of your funds.


4) How was my settlement amount calculated?
The Seroquel claims have been settled based on AstraZeneca’s costs of continuing to defend these cases rather than the nature and extent of claimants’ injuries. There is no proper legal basis to offer any claimant more or less than another claimant. All claimants are being offered the same amount. After we receive your signed settlement documents, control of your file goes to an Independent Settlement Administrator for deduction of attorneys’ fees, expenses, and any liens. Bankruptcy issues will also be addressed at that time. For more information regarding Bankruptcy and your settlement



5) When will I receive my final payment?
It will take several months for the entire settlement to fund since we must collect the signed settlement documents from all clients and forward them to AstraZeneca to review and approve. AstraZeneca estimates no claimant shall receive their settlement funds before October 1, 2011. Final payments will not be mailed until all lien and Bankruptcy issues related to your claim have been resolved.


6) Is there any way I can get paid sooner?
We will work with the Settlement Administrator to release your money as quickly as possible but we need your cooperation. The best way you can speed up the process is by sending back your signed documents as soon as possible. Keep in mind that we must receive signed settlement documents back from almost all of our clients and they must be approved by AstraZeneca before any money can be released. We will do all we can to speed up the process, but nothing can happen until we receive the signed settlement documents back in our office.


7) Can I discuss this confidential settlement with anyone?
You must not disclose the terms of this Settlement, including your settlement offer amount, to anyone except your lawyers, your accountant and/or financial advisors. 


8) Do I have to pay back Medicare or Medicaid when I receive my check?

No. Any obligation to repay Medicare or Medicaid will be deducted before you receive your check.


9) What if I have filed for Bankruptcy?
If you have ever filed for Bankruptcy, we must know where you stand at the time of settlement. If you have filed in the past or are considering filing in the future, you must notify us immediately so we can discuss what needs to be done to finalize your settlement. You may email us at seroquel@howardnations.com.


10) What if I borrowed money against my settlement?
If you borrowed money against your settlement, your lender should have put us on notice of the loan, and we are required to deduct funds from your settlement to repay the loan before your settlement money can be released to you. Please refer to the agreement you entered into with the lender for details regarding what you owe.


11.) Will this settlement affect my government benefits such as disability, Medicare or Medicaid?
Our firm does not advise clients on the effect of settlements on government benefits other than to recommend that you confer with a specialist. Many states impose a general cap on allowed income and assets in determining eligibility for benefits. Therefore, settlement money may be an important factor for purposes of determining your eligibility to receive or continue to receive benefits and whether a period of ineligibility for benefits is applicable in your case. If you are currently receiving or seeking to receive SSI, Medicaid, or any other needs-based government benefits, we strongly advise you to immediately contact an attorney who specializes in government benefits, estate planning, special needs trusts, or elder law, to provide you further information and assist you in this area prior to your acceptance of this settlement offer.

12.) I’ve been calling the phone number provided for the Settlement Hotline and I always get a recording. Why am I not getting a live person?
Your questions are very important to us. However, in order to more efficiently handle your settlement, we have set up this hotline. All messages will be returned as quickly as possible. We ask for your patience as we try to get you and all of our clients paid as quickly as possible. Remember that you can also send us an email to seroquel@howardnations.com.

21 comments:

  1. Another glaring example of what the American justice system has become...the rich (corporations) get away with & profit from their blatant crimes, & the victims just get victimized once again by unscrupulous law firms that use others suffer as rouse to profiteer for themselves.

    This whole time our elected government representatives and the department of justice stand by doing nothing; idly watching with hands out stretched collecting piles of contributions from the very same corporations that are brutalizing our citizenry & bankrupting our nation.

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  2. I am with nations and this pinpoints what they said so its a hurry up and wait game..

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  3. I feel that it is a absolute shame that their are individuals that are having to stick their self everyday for the rest of their life because of this medication, and the attorneys are getting 80% of the payment. I do not understand why they are two different attorneys offices that are involved. The first attorney office started the process but then turned it over to another attorney to finish. Each attorney gets 40%. This means that the injured individuals are actually getting 20% to split. The 20% is going to the people that got the life sentence of diabetes and some got alot worse I'm sure. The attorneys are more worried about paying liens and bankrupty that these injured individuals may owe, rather than get the money that is owed out and let these people have a small peice of mind. If they owe someone, than for gods sake let that certain individual worry about when they can financially pay that debt.Their is absolutely no attorney that works for the people, they do what they do so that they can better themselves and make enough off of the injured or deaths of a family member to buy them another vacation home.If they were working for the people, then why want the law office even answer the phone, instead we get a recording that says the same thing over and over again. The money has been settled upon $68.5 million. Is this money in a account drawing interest for the attorney or what, I would like some answers from a real person instead of hearing a recording tell me the same bullshit over and over again.

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  4. I can understand your frustration and anger...though I would like to correct what I believe is not correct in your comment above...if you hired an attorney, and then that attorney sold/co-counseled your case to another firm...that 40% contingency is split between the two firms..from what I have seen in one settlement offer; that is a 60/40 of that 40% fee...then further attorney expenses and fees are also deducted....plus fee for firms like Garretson or other third party special masters/distribution entities and such are deducted, then medicare/medicaid or other leans are deducted on top of that amount...which leaves very little in the way of a settlement for the actual injured party..especially when you consider how insulting low these offers are...this whole litigation process appears like a huge corrupt smoke and mirrors posy scheme in all actuality...so I agree with the frustration and anger; but just wanted to clarify some of the details and numbers...I happen to believe parties should have their day in court before a jury of their peers...this is what the vast majority of injured parties hired a lawyer to do....represent their BEST INTEREST...not their own greedy interest..the only way for this to be stopped, is to take the first step by rejecting this offer...

    Seroquel

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  5. Another correction I would like to make is the 68.5 million dollar settlement figure you have used...I believe this was the settlement figure made with some of the States in a separate related seroquel litigation..it appears each firm has a settlement lump sum dollar figure in this litigation...W&L 92.5 million for roughly 2300 cases, BPB in the ballpark of 250 million plus range for 6000+ cases...and so on...of course we have seen that the bigger firms got better & higher offers than the smaller firms...????

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  6. I was told today by a unrelated attorney that the funds have started to be released, and yet I have not heard from the law firm representing me that we are even close to seeing the funds.

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  7. I have seen no verifiable report that either the % threshold for settlement approval has been met or that any funds are being released by any law firm....if people truly are speaking about how unjust & how unfair this settlement is; while at the same time screaming about when will my token check arrive...I really so no logic in this kind of thinking...unless you have just accepted that your life has this token dollar amount worth attached to it & are willing to give AstraZeneca a free pass on their very profitable heinous crimes....

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  8. I just started taking seroquel and im scared half to death! My heart has been racing since seeing all the damage this drug causes. How can they still push this drug on people? I am now looking for a new doctor! I read doctors are getting paid to prescribe it. I want a doctor who works for me, not the pill companies. I took 100mm a day for two weeks and saw no improvement. Lots of side effect "sleeping 10 hours a day, feeling extremly druged the next day, severe breakouts, ect." I feel really bad for the people who have been severely injured. My heart goes out to all of you! I truly hope you all get your money soon! Just threw 100+ pills in the garbage! Take that Astrazeneca! I feel much better already!

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  9. its bad enough i have a settlement of probably 6000 after the attorney gets done but whats worse is reading that my settlement was based on how much it would cost astrazeneca to take each one of us to court instead of our damages.on top of that i recieved a letter stating that astrazeneca wouldnt release our funds earlier than october 1.i figured october 1 would atleast around that time i would get my measily settlement but no not close.and if you call my attorneys office they are very hateful.i wish i wouldve thought this through before i went with this settlement offer.i really need the little bit of money but seems like even the small amount wont make it when i need it.i guess my power attorney just wasnt so powerful

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  10. i can not believe what happening we all a sick for life and the lawyers walk away with all the money anyone how we can sue all the lawyers that handle these class action law suite against the makers of seroqual astrzencea.. if so please let us no.they used us to make all this money and for our pain and suffering they settle for us 10.000 to 25.000 .and the creedly lawyers get all the millions there must be some one out there that will stand up for the disabled and the sick people that was injured by this greenly company astrzencea and the lawyers that did not put there clients best interests first this is the shame of the united state. they let creedie company's and greedie lawyers use it people as human Guinepigs an thelawyer use us for a multimillion dollar lunch ticket this is wrong and everybody know it god will repay them all

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  11. My husband not only got diabetes, but kidney failure. He was on dialysis for seven weeks. He spent that whole seven weeks in the hospital. At that point we where unsure if he would survive. His kidneys are now properly working, but he still struggles with the diabetes.

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  12. I have not receive not one penny as of 11-29-11. When is the time coming. I contacted Howard Nations and got treated like trash. These people are not concerned with us, they are only concerned with finding the next vicim to collect from. I contacted the united states attorney general Eric Holder and I recommend that all of you do the same to see some progress. I have a thought for all of you to think over, where and who is holding the funds that have received the necessary clearances to be distributed according to the last letter I received november, 3 2011. I think this law firm is holding in a account to draw the interest to divide amongst themselves to buy a new condo or porsch. I am sure they dont have buried in a fruit jar in the smoke house. What do you all think.I am tired of having to come up with the money to give blood every few months to pay the doctor and the lab. Im not going to steal or lie to get money unlike the attorneys and lawyers that represent the world today. The bible says doctors and lawyers will definetly fill HELL.If you would like to e-mail eric holder you may google his name to get e-mail address.I have often wondered within this past 4.5 years if they would lie to their mother like they have lied to all of us.What happened to October, 2 2011 it is long gone.These people have no idea what it is like to live on a fixed income, they worry about what restaurant to eat at tonight to make a flaunt what they have. They dont tell how and where they get the money but it is absolutely disgraceful to even think about some of these people have lost their lives or will before they receive their money.

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  13. Is nothing to say our lawyers sold us out it is all about money. the government and the lawyers donot care they saw a chance to get money and they went for it. WE was used as guinepigs its kind of funny when you donot hear or see any thing on the news about what AZ did to the people who took this medication. AZ want stand up and admited that this medication cause diabetics they look at us as mentally ill and we should be glad we getting something out of this and we should keep our comment to our selves the more we talk about the lawyers and goverment they donot care about us they sold us out that is the bottom line that is how I see it.

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  14. I sent my paper in and still waiting to hear something from Lawyers . I am on pump that cost $ 10,000.00 I am in need of new ome. Cant get know answer now they are playing with my life.
    lawyer say hang in there. If you die your family can sue for more . What a answer.
    Still waiting

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  15. I spoke with one of the attorney's today asking when I could expect to receive my settlement. He replied sometime in January. I also expressed to him how disappointed I am in the settlement. I suffered from this drug and my attorney gets more money than I do. I simply don't understand and I told him so. He replied, well it does seem unfair but that's the way it goes.
    This same law firm wanted to represent me and asked me not to get involved with a class action suite. Not knowing anything about a private law suite or class action, I asked him why. He explained it I chose their law firm they would work for my personal benefit and get me a larger settlement than a class action suite.
    It is clear I made a mistake. For all the people who were involved in a class action suite, you are receiving thousands more than I am. I'm not saying you should be grateful, because none of us deserved the terrible side affects of this drug.
    I'm just saying we all got screwed!
    Once again the senior's take a hit... I nearly died and truthfully if I would have my family would get a bigger settlement. The quality of my life will never be the same from taking this drug.
    We are not allowed to say what our settlement amounts are or they have the right to not pay us. Seriously.... is that the reason? I think not!
    Good luck to everyone and good health!

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  16. This blog keeps receiving comments from persons complaining about their settlement or having not received their checks yet...the general theme is that they are very unhappy with the settlement...

    Yet these persons (if they are not spam) have had at least two opportunities (once when they were asked to sign on to this corrupted settlement process, and then again when these received a final offer statement) to reject their settlement offers and did not...

    I have consistently urged injured parties to not sign on to these low ball corrupted backroom offers and it appears some of those have went ahead & did so anyway. It appears crystal clear by their anonymous comments they are not satisfied with the end result..

    This blog is not here to give check arrival updates or to complain about a settlement where you have had ample opportunity to reject what you had yourself already perceived to be unfair...

    These types of comments will not be posted here; because they serve no purpose in bringing about true just resolution & compensation to those injured by Seroquel. Complaints about your check arrival schedule or funds disbursement should be directed to your law firms.

    I wish you well going forward...

    Seroquel

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  17. I signed because I thought I really had no other choice after being told that all that were being done separately were being dismissed. I'm going to contact Mr. Holder, Mr. Obama, Mr. Reid and anyone else that I can think of and to blazes with my gag order. When the firm is getting as much or more of my settlement than I did, there is something wrong with this picture.

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  18. Hello everybody well here is my story, My mother died in 2009 from pancreastitis she also had type 2 diabetes well, out of the blue I get a cal from a guy saying that my mother was involved in a law suite with this company and they settled, I asked how he got my number he said he had a data base and he knew my mothers name my name and my address, he said some attorney will be contacting me in 2 to 14 days so what should I expect I'm so lost, my mother was only 49 so I was wondering how she could die so young and quick, but she had no pancreas. Somebody give me some info.

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  19. I completely agree with the statement about the attorneys getting more of the settlement than the injured person. I would like to know of an attorney that I could get to sue the law firms that have wrongfully abused so many of us. Also to the statement earlier about this not being the proper place to complain, I have contacted the two law firms involved and expressed my feelings to them and now it is to the point that they will not even answer my phone calls and are absolutely rude when you call. I am a good person until I am done wrong and then I can be as rude and nasty as the next person and believe me I have treated them like they have treated me. So to that comment more of the individuals involved in this law suit need to contact Obama, Holder any and everybody they can think of and stand up for themselves and their loved ones that have been injured from this situation.If John Edwards was still an attorney he would be there for all of us. He is for the normal people instead of the wealthy. The actual amount that we are receiving is actually 50/50 instead of 60/40. Yes I do see a massive problem with this so stand up for your rights and lets all be heard together, It will take all of us to stand together to be heard. I have spoke until I am blue in the face. But I am getting my second wind.Isnt that breaking the contract if the amounts change from the time it was signed and know that the money is closer to being disbursed.

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  20. She has/gets pain and can no longer enjoy intercourse she got 5.5 million from Transvaginal Mesh Personal Injury Lawsuit?, My heart stopped briefly in my sleep (heart attack)from Seroquel. I maybe will get HN/LLC. TOLD ME $4500.00 from the seroquel settlement/abortion 'IF I SIGN', I AM BROKE FROM MEDICAL COSTS DUE TO SEROQUEL INJURY and WILL loose 5 months of disability SSD? so whats the point? I will not settle for living in the street because that's where I will be if i accept it, I WILL NOT! Now knowing this company's knew I could die from it before I started taking Seroquel, first tests 25 out of 75 elderly died, that was good odds I guess as they got the FDA approval. PEOPLE THIS IS NUTS! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE? 520 MILLION SPLIT HOW MANY TIMES TO EQUAL $11,0OO EACH 'BEFORE' ALL THE DEDUCTIONS FOR ALL THAT SUFFERED?, THINK ABOUT IT! HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES THAT MAKE THAT WERE INJURED/DIED?. I CANT THINK LIKE I USED TO... I AM NOT GOING TO TAKE IT... (the settlement), SEROQUEL has made my life as bad as I never wanted it to BE so NO MORE! TILL REAL JUSTICE IS DONE!... signed.. AWAKE

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  21. YES redlime2, THIS SETTLEMENT IS A JOKE, THE DAMAGE IS PERMANENT AND AstraZeneca GETS OFF WITH A BAD REVIEW ! IT KILLED AND MAIMED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, WE DIDN'T SPILL HOT McDEE COFFEE IN OUR LAPS! THEY 'HURT AND KILLED' US, AS FOR MYSELF I CAN'T WALK, THATS AFTER A HEART ATTACK FROM 1200-MG A DAY OF PRESCRIBED SEROQUEL FOR CHRONIC INSOMNIA !, FIRST IT'S THE WEIGHT GAIN, OH, YOU WILL LOOSE THAT YOU ARE TOLD ITS A SIDE EFFECT, THEN FOLLOWING LIVER PROBLEMS YOUR TEETH GO BRITTLE , EDEMA CAN MY MOUTH BE ANY DRIER? ETC. NO ! IT DOESN'T STOP, WHY DO APPOINTED PEOPLE IN OUR GOVERNMENT ALLOW THIS? AstraZeneca MADE BILLIONS ON THIS DRUG ALONE!, PAID LOTSA TAX BUT WOW 10K!.. I MADE THAT IN TWO MONTHS WORK BEFORE SEROQUEL RUINED ME AND MY LIFESTYLE! MY FRIENDS GRANDFATHER WAS A ASBESTOS VICTIM, ALL THE FAMILIES IN THAT GOVERNED SETTLEMENT COLLECT 25K FROM 'EACH' SETTLEMENT, NOT JUST THE ONE, WERE LIKE PEOPLE IN THE U.S. SERVICES THAT DO THEIR JOB GET HURT AND COME HOME MISSING PIECES AND RECEIVE NOTHING!, THATS UNCONSTITUTIONAL !, LAW IN OUR GOVERNMENT: WHEN ANYONE COMMITS MURDER THEY DO NOT GET A FINE THEY PAY WITH AT TIMES WITH THEIR LIVES, HEAR US LIKE WHEN WE STEAL MONEY OR FAIL TO PAY OUR TAXES, GO GET AstraZeneca & CHANGE 'THEIR' LIVES AS THEY CHANGED OURS, MAKE'EM HURT! I DO 'EVERY DAY', GO HAVE THEM PAY US VICTIMS WHAT IS FAIR IN THIS COUNTRY! WHERES THE JUSTICE IN THIS LAWSUIT? LETS SEE: HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF 'RUINED FOR LIFE' PEOPLE GET HALF OF SAY 500 MILLION, ABOUT 15K EACH? NET, NET, YEAH! THATS.. WAIT, HOW MUCH?, NOW A HUNDRED LAWYERS THAT SUFFERED THROUGH 6 YEARS OF HORRIBLE HOUR[s] @ COURT DATES AND LITIGATION SPLIT UP 250 MILLION.. YEP, THAT IS 25 MILLION DOLLARS EACH? .. YEAH, THATS SOUNDS FAIR.... NOT!

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