Actor James Marshall, star of Oscar nominee A Few Good Men and cult TV hit Twin Peaks, once had a promising career. Then he took Accutane. Now he’s fighting for his financial life against the Swiss pharmaceutical giant whose negligence injured him and cut his career short.
After taking acne drug Accutane, Marshall was afflicted with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and had to have his colon surgically removed in 1995. As former colleague Martin Sheen testified at Marshall’s Accutane lawsuit, currently in trial, Marshall lost weight, lost his enthusiasm and showed a dramatic physical change after his IBD injury due to Accutane.
Also testifying in Marshall’s behalf have been director Rob Reiner and actor Brian Dennehy.
By video feed, Sheen testified last week in the trial, which is being held in Atlantic City, NJ. New Jersey is the United States home of Hoffman-La Roche, the giant Swiss pharmaceutical company which sold Accutane for 27 years and made billions of dollars in profits from the defective acne drug before finally pulling it from the market in 2009.
Yet Accutane injuries continue to arise, including the IBD injuries Crohn’s disease (also called Crohns disease) and ulcerative colitis. Also, generic Accutane remains available in the form of Sotret, Amnesteem and Claravis, and these also can cause IBD injuries or other Accutane injuries such as IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome.
In his Accutane lawsuit, Marshall is seeking $11 million in damages for his lost wages in the entertainment industry, his past medical expenses and his future medical care. Roche already had paid more than $40 million to just a few Accutane victims who have pressed an Accutane lawsuit.
Marshall is the performing name of the actor, whose original name is James Greenblatt. His case is known as Greenblatt vs. Hoffman-La Roche, and also involves two other plaintiffs suffering Accutane IBD injuries.
If you or a loved one, like Marshall, has suffered an IBD Accutane injury, or perhaps instead has suffered IBS, alert the national attorney service of Accutane Lawsuit Lawyer.com for prompt and experienced legal help. All you need do is submit the free case evaluation form on this Web page or call toll-free to 1-800-339-0606.
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Marshall once was on the verge of major stardom. Now he’s forced to fight for his financial life in an Accutane lawsuit. Meanwhile, Roche sits on billions of dollars in profits it made from Accutane sales.
Roche made mistakes. Now Roche must pay.