BIRMINGHAM—Diandra “Fu” Debrosse, Managing Partner of DiCello Levitt’s Birmingham office and Co-Chair of the firm’s Mass Tort and Civil Rights practice groups, on Wednesday was appointed as Co-Chair of Trial Strategy of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the multidistrict litigation against drug makers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to pursue damages arising from the severe health risks allegedly caused by Ozempic and similar drugs.
Judge Gene E.K. Pratter, of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, appointed Ms. Debrosse to this leadership role along with Co-Counsel from Morgan & Morgan, Seeger Weiss, Wagstaff & Cartmell, Motley Rice, and several other firms.
In this major product liability litigation, thousands of patients across the United States allege that the drugs Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus, all manufactured by Novo Nordisk, as well as Eli Lilly’s drugs Mounjaro and Trulicity, cause severe side effects, including intestinal obstruction, gastroparesis, and other acute gastrointestinal injuries.
“Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk knew about the severe health risks of their drugs commonly advertised as weight-loss and diabetes remedies yet failed to warn patients about the acute dangers of their medication – all to enrich themselves on the backs of thousands of patients who ended up suffering severe health and gastrointestinal problems. I am deeply grateful that Judge Pratter allows me to fight for the scores of plaintiffs who suffer severe health problems on a daily basis as a direct result of these drugs,” Diandra “Fu” Debrosse said.
Diandra “Fu” Debrosse is available for comment.
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