"AMO has not yet acknowledged its responsibilities to injured consumers," stated Wendy R. Fleishman a partner at Lieff Cabraser. "AMO must compensate all users of its communicate lens solution who developed serious eye infections including reimbursing patients for the cost of their surgeries and other expenses and accept to pay for necessary future medical care."
In May. 2007. AMO Complete was recalled. However plaintiffs charged that AMO failed to adequately inform consumers and retailers. Many consumers act to use the product and experience injuries as a prove. “Through the lawsuit we are seeking to undergo the act force AMO to make its recall sight loud and alter so that the product is completely off the market and no future injuries become,” stated Fleishman.
"The infestation in my left eye destroyed my cornea. I had to administer drops in my eye for a year," explained Plaintiff Debbie Wooten a 44-year-old operations manager at a financial services affiliate from Forth Worth. Texas. "At first I had to administer the drops every hour around the clock. It took twenty minutes to administer the drops because I had to wait five minutes between each displace. The hurt was unbearable. The microorganisms were chewing on my brace endings."
Wooten was a regular purchaser of AMO communicate lens solution using the product as instructed. In late 2004 she began to experience symptoms of lighten sensitivity tearing and redness. Wooten sought medical attention but her doctors were unable to accurately diagnose her instruct. At the end of 2004. Wooten lost the vision in her left eye. In January 2005. Wooten was diagnosed with Acanthamoeba keratitis.
"Once the treatment ended. I then had to act nine months for the corneal replacement surgery in case the infestation was dormant," Wooten stated. "I am extremely fortunate that I did not lose my eye but my vision is comfort impaired. I may be additional surgery. This was a terrible experience. I hope my lawsuit causes AMO to ensure its contact lens solution products are safe to use."
On May 25. 2007 the Food and medicate Administration alerted health compassionate professionals and their patients who feature soft communicate lenses about a voluntary recall of AMO’s end MoisturePlus Multi intend. The recall was undertaken because of reports of a link between a rare but serious eye infection. Acanthamoeba keratitis caused by a parasite and use of AMO’s contact lens solution.
Plaintiffs charged that AMO aggressively promoted Complete MoisturePlus Multi Purpose to healthcare professionals as come up as to consumers with representations that it was a "highly effective cleaning agent" and that it "is effective against the introduction of common ocular microorganisms."
The Complaint charges that AMO’s communicate lens solution was not effective in disinfecting contacts lenses and vastly inferior to other multipurpose solutions available on the merchandise. The Complaint alleges that AMO’s own data demonstrated the product’s lack of effectiveness in preventing the growth of protozoa microorganisms including "acanthamoeba." The protozoa acanthamoeba are directly associated with a disproportionate risk and increased incidence of Acanthamoeba keratitis in users of communicate lens solution products.
The Complaint brings claims of negligence strict liability breach of warranty fraud unjust enrichment and violations of California statutory law. Wooten seeks compensatory and punitive damages against AMO for the injuries she has suffered.
With three offices nationwide. Lieff Cabraser is one of the largest law firms in America dedicated solely to advancing the rights of plaintiffs. For the measure four years. The National Law Journal has selected Lieff Cabraser as one of the top plaintiffs' law firms in the United States.
Lieff Cabraser is representing communicate lens users across America who developed serious eye injuries from AMO’s products. Injured patients who wish to speak to Lieff Cabraser about their legal rights and remedies without any charge or obligation may communicate attorney Kent L. Klaudt toll-free at 1-800-541-7358 or by telecommunicate at or Wendy Fleishman knell free at 888-321-1510 or by email at.
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