Defective drug Accutane has had many victims since it entered the market in 1982 as a supposedly “miracle” cure for acne. Some users have suffered Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis or other forms of inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD. Some even have had to have their colon removed due to such severe Accutane side effects injuries.
One such person was James Marshall, an actor who first became well known in America via the twisted yet highly regarded 1990-91 ABC TV series Twin Peaks, created by executive producers David Lynch and Mark Frost. Now Marshall is involved in an Accutane lawsuit.
In Twin Peaks, Marshall played James Hurley, a brooding high school student who rode a motorcycle and romanced small-town prom queen Laura Palmer. Her mysterious murder sparked the series, which was set in Washington state.
After playing Hurley for Twin Peaks’ 30-episode run and its offshoot theatrical film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Marshall pursued a big-screen career by landing the role of Pfc. Louden Downey in 1992’s A Few Good Men. The military legal drama starred Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise, with Marshall’s character facing a military trial for another Marine’s death.
Nominated for four Academy Awards, A Few Good Men seemed an ideal vehicle to launch Marshall as a bright star in Hollywood’s film firmament and a true player in the entertainment business.
But that never happened, and here’s why: Marshall’s career was sabotaged and interrupted by serious digestive disorders he suffered after having taken acne medication Accutane.
Marshall’s inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) suffering was so severe that eventually he had to have his colon removed. To this day he struggles with incontinence, struck by sudden and unexpected bowel movements that require him to wear adult undergarments as a precaution.
Now Marshall is fighting back. Starting in early August, 2010, he’s involved in an Accutane lawsuit against manufacturer Roche Pharmaceuticals, a Swiss-based corporation that’s made billions of dollars in profits via its defective drug. Marshall contends that his promising career was crippled by his devastating Accutane side effects injuries, and he’s asking a jury to make Roche pay him at least $11 million in damages.
Scheduled to testify in his lawsuit are fellow actors Martin Sheen and Brian Dennehy, as well as A Few Good Men’s director, Rob Reiner. They’ll assert that Marshall was on the verge of significant stardom before his illness struck.
Though Marshall is a resident of California, his case is going to trial in Atlantic City, NJ, near Roche’s American home base. His case is being combined with those of two other California residents in New Jersey state court. The same court recently awarded more than $25 million to a man who suffered similar Accutane injuries, including colon removal.
Marshall, now 43, continues to work as an actor, but in less heralded projects than in his early career. Recent appearances include a part in 2004 TV movie Alien Lockdown and an uncredited role in 2002’s High Crimes with Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman.
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