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Current Investigations

Sheller, P.C. is investigating the serious, potentially irreversible side effects and fatalities due to several drugs and supplements. Side effects include tardive dyskinesia, liver damage, severe weight gain, diabetes, and others.

If you or a member of your family have taken any of these, click to learn what you can do to protect your health and your rights:

REGLAN® (generic metoclopramide)
Risperdal® (generic risperidone)
HYDROXYCUT / Xenadrine
weight loss supplements
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Sheller, P.C. represents individuals, classes of individuals and labor unions. Our clients have suffered a diverse range of injuries — physical, emotional, financial and more — caused by inadequate medical treatment, defective products, unfair business practices, workplace discrimination and numerous other injustices.

For more than 25 years the attorneys of Sheller, P.C. have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the aggressive and passionate representation of our clients. We are guided by the principle that each legal matter calls for the right combination of absolute commitment and scrupulous attention to detail. Coupled with a dedication to integrity and professionalism, this principle has guided us in the zealous representation of all of our clients.


Current Legal Topics

Civil Rights
The Civil Rights practice group of Sheller, P.C. handles voters rights, online privacy, and other rights belonging to a person by reason of United States citizenship including the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality.
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Consumer Class Actions
Consumer Class action lawsuits seek to provide compensation to injured persons by binding individuals with a common legal injury to pursue a common goal. Sheller, P.C. attorneys have litigated many consumer class actions involving antitrust, faulty electronics, improper marketing of products, consumer protection issues and stock fraud.
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Consumer Protection
Consumer fraud, credit card scams, defective products, antitrust matters, online privacy, securities issues, stock fraud and bad-faith insurance matters are just a few consumer protection areas handled by Sheller, P.C.
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Defective Drugs
Every year thousands of people die or become extremely ill from adverse reactions and side effects to prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Drugs such as Risperdal, Seroquel, Baycol, Prozac, Fen-phen, Vioxx, hormone replacement therapies (HRT), vaccines and antibiotics have been the focus of thousands of lawsuits and some major consumer protection legal victories.
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Defective Medical Devices
There are many medical devices that can be implanted into the human body to extend, or improve the quality of life. Sometimes these devices are defective, improperly used or negligently inserted.

These devices fall into several categories; orthopedic (bone, hip, knee, and joint screws, rods and plates), cosmetic (penile, breast and chin implants), cardiology (pacemakers, artificial heart valves, vascular stints and defibrillators), therapeutic devices (catheters and tubing), contraceptive devices (IUDs) and surgical tools. Defective medical devices can cause pain and suffering and require individuals to undergo additional painful and costly surgeries.
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Fentora Pain Medication

FDA ISSUES WARNING ABOUT PAINKLIIER FENTORA

The painmedication Fentora has been linked to serious adverse events, including at least four deaths.


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Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment law deals with issues regarding workplace contracts and discrimination, Social Security disability, workers compensation, workplace safety and representation of labor unions.
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Medical Malpractice
Common types of medical malpractice include misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose or warn, incorrect cancer diagnosis, negligent emergency room care, improper care in obstetrics (pregnancy, labor and delivery) and other dangerous failures. Managed care or HMO cost-cutting measures themselves have resulted in failure to order preventative therapies, patients being sent home too soon, diagnostic tests being ignored and a lesser standard of care being administered.
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Motor Vehicle Accidents
Motor vehicle accidents involving cars, trucks, SUVs, boats, motorcycles and other motorized vehicles can cause devastating injuries and loss of life. Accidents caused by defective manufacturing, design or failure to adequately warn and instruct consumers are particularly heartbreaking in the senseless loss that results. SUV rollovers, automobile seatback failures, tire failures, roof failures and other defective design cases are just a few examples of the dangerous automotive failures that Sheller, P.C. attorneys have litigated against.
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Personal Injury
Personal injuries, catastrophic injuries and wrongful death occur as a result of anothers careless, reckless, or intentional acts. This includes motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, premises liability, and other injuries resulting from anothers negligence or unreasonable conduct.
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Popcorn Lung

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Products Liability
Dangerous products are an issue of products liability because they endanger personal safety. Sheller, P.C. attorneys have a history of representing individuals who have been seriously injured by defects in: Consumer Products, Industrial Products, Automobiles and Construction Vehicles, Medical Devices , and Pharmaceutical and Health Products.
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Qui Tam / Whistle-Blowers
The term "Qui Tam" has been around for centuries and it comes from a Latin phrase that means "he who brings an action for the king as well as himself." Qui Tam or Whistle-blower laws are used by the government as a means to combat fraud. This law is meant to persuade moral individuals to come forward when they become aware of fraudulent activities or false claims being committed against the government. Basically, Qui Tam affords a private citizen the right to file a lawsuit on behalf of the U.S. government under the Civil False Claims Act in an effort to recover losses caused by fraud against the government. The law is an incentive for civilians who know of individuals or companies making false claims for profit to come forward with information.
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Reglan Gets Black Box Warning

On February 26, 2009 the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) added a Black Box Warning to metoclopramide-containing drugs, including Reglan tablets, Reglan oral disintegrating tablets, metoclopramide oral solution, and Reglan injections


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Toxic Substances
Exposure to toxic substances such as lead, mold, tobacco, asbestos, and others is a growing concern in this country. While some exposure to these substances can be an unavoidable fact of life, negligence and wrongdoing on the part of responsible parties can lead to dangerous levels of exposure, causing illness and even death to thousands of people of all ages, in all socio-economic groups and in all geographic areas.
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Whistleblowers in the Pharmaceutical Industry

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Workers Compensation

The Workers Compensation laws in Pennsylvania provide benefits to workers injured on the job or having an occupational disease; or to surviving dependents of workers killed on the job, or as a result of the job. The benefits are provided regardless of who was at fault in causing the injury, disease or death, and regardless of the previous physical condition of the employee. Under certain circumstances benefits may be available for injuries which occur traveling to or from work sites and for other work-related injuries, diseases and death, even away from the workplace.


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Top Stories
CONSUMER ALERT: Recalled Flu Vaccine Prompts Sheller, P.C. Investigation
12/17/2009
If your child was given a flu shot, it may be one of the 800,000 recalled.  Contact Sheller, P.C. immediately to learn your rights as a consumer. Call 215-790-7300 or write ajbrooks@sheller.com. Click headline above for more information.
Stephen and Jamie Sheller Serve Holiday Feast at The Salvation Army
12/16/2009

Continuing their dedication to the community and The Salvation Army, father-daughter attorneys Stephen Sheller and Jamie Sheller joined in the spirit of the season as they served a special holiday dinner to the homeless and underprivileged in Philadelphia.

Jamie Sheller Featured Faculty for Dec. 17 Litgation Teleconference on Paxil Case
12/11/2009
Paxil and Birth Defects: Jamie Sheller is featured faculty for a December 17 litigation teleconference on the first of more than six hundred cases concerning the association between the antidepressant and birth defects.
Sheller, P.C. Attorney Jamie L. Sheller: $2.5 Million Verdict in Paxil Birth Defects Case
10/13/2009

In what is regarded as a bellwether case, the first of over 600 Paxil birth defects cases was decided this week in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

Sheller, P.C. Attorney Jamie L. Sheller Litigating a Drug Birth Defects Case
9/17/2009

Jamie L. Sheller is currently on trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas litigating the first of 600 cases regarding the antidepressant Paxil and birth defects. 

Sheller P.C. Attorneys Uniquely Qualified to Represent Pharma Whistleblowers
9/15/2009
2009 has seen two historic pharmaceutical settlements: a $1.4 billion settlement involving Eli Lilly's Zyprexa in January and Pfizer's $2.3 billion settlement earlier this month.
 
Both times, the Philadelphia-based Sheller, P.C. law firm's unique makeup has been central in aiding the U.S. government recoup record numbers of dollars for federal and state governments, taxpayers and whistleblowers.
 
In the Pfizer matter, lawyers Stephen Sheller, Jim Pepper and Brian McCormick represented Ronald Rainero, a Pfizer employee-turned-whistleblower who experienced first-hand the pressure to promote Zyvox, a powerful antibiotic, off-label.
Sheller, P.C. Attorneys Instrumental in Largest Pharmaceutical Whistleblower Settlement
9/2/2009
Sheller, P.C. Attorneys Instrumental in Largest Pharmaceutical Whistleblower Settlement in History: Pfizer to pay $2.3 Billion in Part for Marketing Their Drug As Better Than Generic, Defying FDA Warning Letter
Sheller, P.C. Attorney Claudine Homolash Named "Pennsylvania Lawyer on the Fast Track"
8/3/2009

Attorney Claudine Homolash has been named to "Pennsylvania Lawyers on the Fast Track" recognizing her leadership and contributions to the community and legal profession.

NEWS ALERT: Sheller P.C. Investigating REGLAN drug cases
6/25/2009

Sheller, P.C. is investigating cases involving the drug Reglan.  Reglan (generic name: metoclopramide) is a prescription medication used to treat gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in infants and adults and has been linked to Tardive Dyskinesia, a potentially permanent disorder.
For more information on Reglan litigation, click on the title of this alert.

Sheller, P.C. Attorneys Instrumental in $15 Million Verdict
6/17/2009
Sheller, P.C. Attorneys were instrumental in the award to the Cruz family in a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision regarding Pennsylvania law on abuse of process and emotional distress damages in a medical malpractice case, Cruz v. Princeton Insurance Company.
Stephen A. Sheller Appeared on The CBS Evening News on the Dangerous Side Effects of Risperdal
5/25/2009
Mr. Sheller Appeared on the 6:30pm news broadcast regarding the use of antipsychotic drugs in children.  He discussed his representation of young clients injured by Risperdal.
Stephen Sheller Helps Government Recover Record $1.4 Billion Settlement
1/15/2009

 

Class Action Settlements
Investigations
Fentora Pain Medication
Qui Tam / Whistle-Blowers
Reglan Gets Black Box Warning
Accutane: inflammatory bowel disease
Arava: liver failure and death
Avandia Diabetes Drug: Heart Attacks
Bextra: heart attacks and stroke
Cell Phone Locking
Cingular Overcharge
Click Fraud
Damage Waiver
Dell XPS 700
Depo-Provera: osteoporosis
Digital Cameras, Camcorders and Imaging Devices
eMachines Laptop BIOS
Ephedra / Ephedrine (Ma Huang)
Fentora Pain Medication
Fuel Service Charge
Gadolinium Based Contrast Agents
Gateway M Series Laptops
GEICO Insurance
Geodon (Ziprasidone): suicide
H&R Block Express IRA
Hepatitis B Vaccine & MS
Home Depot Damage Waiver
IBM Technical Support Wages
IT Overtime Investigation
Kenmore HE4t and HE3t Washing Machines
Laptop and Computer Notebook Batteries
LendingTree Security Breach
Marsh Insurance Scandal
Medicare Part D
Mortgage Insurance
Paxil: suicide
Propane Price Fixing
Prozac: suicide
Remicade: immune suppression and infectious complications
ReNu with MoistureLoc
Restocking Fee
Risperdal: insulin dependent diabetes, tardive dyskinesia, gynecomastia
ServiceMaster, TruGreen Chemlawn, American Home Shield and Terminex
Title Insurance
T-Mobile
Variable Annuities
Vioxx: heart attacks and strokes
Vonage
Zoloft
ZOMETA, AREDIA and FOSAMAX: osteonecrosis of the jaw
Zyprexa: insulin dependent diabetes, tardive dyskinesia
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Attorney Stephen Sheller Appears on The American Law Journal Discussing Bi-Polar Disorder, Antipsychotic Drugs & Children
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