About
The Firm
The law firm of Petroff & Associates focuses on the representation of people injured by the weight loss drugs: Fen Phen, Pondimin & Redux. We have handled Fen Phen cases for more than a decade, and we bring our unique combination of legal and medical knowledge to every case we accept.
We are currently only accepting cases (1) where the client has had surgery to repair or replace an affected heart valve or (2) where the client may need such surgery according to their medical doctor, or (3) where the client may have a “high level claim” as defined by the Nationwide Settlement Agreement. CLICK HERE to complete a NEW CLIENT QUESTIONNAIRE if you think you or a loved one may meet one of these three types of cases. Each client is important to us and we will work to build a solid one-on-one relationship with you if we take your case.
Since1997, Petroff & Associates has represented more
than one hundred thousand people nationwide against American Home Products Corporation for various types of injuries associated with the weight loss drugs Fen Phen, Pondimin and Redux. We have successfully settled more than one hundred claims or lawsuits involving clients requiring heart valve surgery after taking Fen Phen, Podium and Redux.
In August 1999, the firm represented a plaintiff against American Home Products Corporation in the first case involving Fen Phen to go to trial worldwide. A landmark case in Fen Phen litigation, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in excess of twenty three million dollars. Twenty million dollars of this verdict was for punitive damages and three million three hundred thousand dollars was awarded for pain and suffering and medical expenses. The client's alleged damages were for injury to her aortic and mitral heart valves. The client did not actually receive any money after the initial verdict. Due largely to the uncertainty of this verdict being upheld on appeal, the client settled her case on September 30, 1999, before a Judgment was entered on the verdict. On that date, the client settled her case for one million nine hundred ninety seven dollars plus Court Costs in the amount of eleven thousand four hundred eighty five dollars. Attorney's fees in the amount of seven hundred ninety eight thousand eight hundred dollars and litigation expenses in the amount of one hundred sixty five thousand eight hundred twenty nine dollars were withheld from the settlement. Therefore, the client received one million forty three thousand eight hundred and fifty six dollars as a result of the settlement.
As a result of his work on this litigation, Kip Petroff has been featured in print and television media around the country. Please see the Press & Media page for excerpts from some of these articles.
The law firm of Petroff & Associates focuses on the
representation of people injured by the prescription drug Fen Phen.
Past successes cannot be an assurance of future successes since each case must be decided on its own merits.
