Columbine Drug (Luvox) Lawsuit May Become Class Action

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Columbine drug lawsuit may become class action

By Pankratz

Denver Post Legal Affairs Writer

Sunday, August 11, 2002 - A lawsuit that claims ' rampage at

Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, was triggered by the antidepressant

Luvox may be converted into a class action lawsuit on behalf of all

Columbine victims, the lawyer representing Columbine survivor Mark

said on Friday.

, now 19, is the last of the plaintiffs who filed suit against Solvay

Pharmaceuticals, maker of Luvox. In April, the families of students Evan

Todd, and Corey DePooter backed out of the lawsuit and agreed

not to file future claims against the company.

But DeCamp, 's lawyer, said Friday that he believes all Columbine

victims should be brought into the suit.

, shot seven times in the chest, arm and leg, claims that Luvox made

manic and psychotic and triggered the rampage that resulted in the

deaths of 12 students, one teacher and the suicides of and fellow

Columbine shooter Dylan Klebold.

's mother, Donna, was originally in the lawsuit as her son's parent

and natural guardian. But she was dismissed from the suit Thursday because

her son legally became an adult on Jan. 27, 2001, when he turned 18.

DeCamp said U.S. District Judge Clarence Brimmer made a series of rulings in

favor of and against Solvay that permitted 's lawsuit to

survive. Had Brimmer ruled in favor of Solvay - particularly with regard to

Solvay's efforts to block Alabama-based Dr. Marks from being an

expert for - it would have killed the lawsuit, DeCamp said.

In the suit, claims that Solvay failed to adequately warn either the

treating psychologist for or ' general practitioner of the

risks and dangers of prescribing Luvox.

In a report filed in U.S. District Court, Marks said that in his opinion

Solvay " acted in an unreasonable manner " by marketing Luvox without

prominent and adequate warnings about the risks of akathisia (inner

restlessness), suicide and homicide.

" In view of the evidence of a strong and likely causal relationship between

SSRI medications, of which Luvox is one, and akathisia/suicide/homicide,

Solvay should only have marketed this drug with prominent warnings and

cautionary statements, " said Marks in a statement that he labeled a

" preliminary report. "

Brimmer refused to throw out Marks' preliminary findings and said he will be

permitted to review the thousands of documents now kept in a vault at the

federal courthouse.

Since the suit was filed in October, Solvay has asserted that Luvox had

nothing to do with the Columbine shootings. As part of their defense,

attorneys for the company have sought hundreds of documents, tapes and other

materials related to the massacre.

In recent weeks, the lawyers representing the parties have spent more than

16 hours deposing the parents of . The deposition concluded

Friday.

Mark and Donna are currently in California with Dr. Ann Blake

, the director of the International Coalition for Drug Awareness.

, a consultant to the s, has specialized for 10 years in studying

what she believes are the adverse reactions of medications such as Prozac,

Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox, Effexor, Serzone and others.

" They are the closest thing we've seen to LSD or PCP, " said. " The

action with the brain is almost identical. It makes the people who take

these drugs manic and psychotic. It makes them violent. "

said that the s are telling audiences about possible dangers of

the drugs. She said that Mark believes the drugs spawned the

Columbine massacre.

" He believes firmly that the drugs were the cause and was not a bad

kid, " said. " And he let the family know that. "

Lawyers for Solvay and the es didn't return phone calls.

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Friends,

Our very own Dr. Marks is up to the plate and batting for victims of SSRI

drugs again! Way to go Dr. Marks!!!

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E11%257E786203,00.html?search=fil\

ter

Denver Post

Columbine drug lawsuit may become class action

By Pankratz

Denver Post Legal Affairs Writer

Sunday, August 11, 2002 - A lawsuit that claims ' rampage at

Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, was triggered by the antidepressant

Luvox may be converted into a class action lawsuit on behalf of all

Columbine victims, the lawyer representing Columbine survivor Mark

said on Friday.

, now 19, is the last of the plaintiffs who filed suit against Solvay

Pharmaceuticals, maker of Luvox. In April, the families of students Evan

Todd, and Corey DePooter backed out of the lawsuit and agreed

not to file future claims against the company.

But DeCamp, 's lawyer, said Friday that he believes all Columbine

victims should be brought into the suit.

, shot seven times in the chest, arm and leg, claims that Luvox made

manic and psychotic and triggered the rampage that resulted in the

deaths of 12 students, one teacher and the suicides of and fellow

Columbine shooter Dylan Klebold.

's mother, Donna, was originally in the lawsuit as her son's parent

and natural guardian. But she was dismissed from the suit Thursday because

her son legally became an adult on Jan. 27, 2001, when he turned 18.

DeCamp said U.S. District Judge Clarence Brimmer made a series of rulings in

favor of and against Solvay that permitted 's lawsuit to

survive. Had Brimmer ruled in favor of Solvay - particularly with regard to

Solvay's efforts to block Alabama-based Dr. Marks from being an

expert for - it would have killed the lawsuit, DeCamp said.

In the suit, claims that Solvay failed to adequately warn either the

treating psychologist for or ' general practitioner of the

risks and dangers of prescribing Luvox.

In a report filed in U.S. District Court, Marks said that in his opinion

Solvay " acted in an unreasonable manner " by marketing Luvox without

prominent and adequate warnings about the risks of akathisia (inner

restlessness), suicide and homicide.

" In view of the evidence of a strong and likely causal relationship between

SSRI medications, of which Luvox is one, and akathisia/suicide/homicide,

Solvay should only have marketed this drug with prominent warnings and

cautionary statements, " said Marks in a statement that he labeled a

" preliminary report. "

Brimmer refused to throw out Marks' preliminary findings and said he will be

permitted to review the thousands of documents now kept in a vault at the

federal courthouse.

Since the suit was filed in October, Solvay has asserted that Luvox had

nothing to do with the Columbine shootings. As part of their defense,

attorneys for the company have sought hundreds of documents, tapes and other

materials related to the massacre.

In recent weeks, the lawyers representing the parties have spent more than

16 hours deposing the parents of . The deposition concluded

Friday.

Mark and Donna are currently in California with Dr. Ann Blake

, the director of the International Coalition for Drug Awareness.

, a consultant to the s, has specialized for 10 years in studying

what she believes are the adverse reactions of medications such as Prozac,

Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox, Effexor, Serzone and others.

" They are the closest thing we've seen to LSD or PCP, " said. " The

action with the brain is almost identical. It makes the people who take

these drugs manic and psychotic. It makes them violent. "

said that the s are telling audiences about possible dangers of

the drugs. She said that Mark believes the drugs spawned the

Columbine massacre.

" He believes firmly that the drugs were the cause and was not a bad

kid, " said. " And he let the family know that. "

Lawyers for Solvay and the es didn't return phone calls.

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