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The Law Office of Girones Lawyers has filed a class action lawsuit in Canada against the manufacturers of the medication Prepulsid (Cisapride) also known as Propulsid. If you have taken Prepulsid and have experienced heart-rhythm problems or cardiac arrhythmia please send us, Girones Lawyers, an E-mail including your full name and address. We will contact you with more information regarding the class action proceeding. UPDATE as of SEPTEMBER 2009 Boulanger v. Johnson & Johnson Corporation Court File No. 00-CV-197409CP (the “Ontario Action”) WHO IS INCLUDED? The parties will seek the approval of the Ontario and Quebec Courts for a proposed Settlement. In the Ontario Action, the proposed Settlement will apply to: All persons in Canada (including their estates), excluding residents of Quebec, who ingested the prescription medicine Prepulsid® (the “Class”) and to spouses, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters of the Class who, by reason of their relationship with members of the Class are entitled to assert a claim (the “Family Class”). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT www.PrepulsidSettlement.com or by calling the Toll Free Settlement Administration Information Line at 1-866-348-0333 Documents Exhibit A - Settlement Requirements Exhibit D - Sufficiency of Claim Form Exhibit
E - Confidential Release - Ontario (National Class) Les Renseignement Essentiels et Formulaires en Francais se trouve au www.PrepulsidSettlement.com, ou composer la ligne d’information sans frais sur l’administration du Règlement au 1-866-348-0333 UPDATE as of SEPTEMBER 2008 The Prepulsid Class Action is proceeding through the Court system at a snail's pace. After many motions and appeals involving the Statement of Claim, which has now lasted seven years, the Defendant, Johnson & Johnson, was finally required to file a Statement of Defence, which is ready for review by clicking here. It should be a indication of the length of time involved in this Class Action that after seven long years, documentary exchange is now progressing. The documents that have to be exchanged involve thousands and thousands of documents. It is expected that this process alone will consume another two years. Thereafter, Examinations for Discovery will have to be arranged. The process will last at lest a further one to two years, and eventually, some time down the road, perhaps in four or five years from now, we will have a trial in this matter. Notwithstanding all of the above, negotiations continue with Johnson & Johnson in an attempt to reach a satisfactory settlement. Genova, Rochon, LLP in Toronto, is leading the way in these negotiations, although our office, of course, is involved in all aspects of such negotiations. Further updates will be posted when significant matters become necessary to report. UPDATE as of OCTOBER 30, 2007 Johnson & Johnson brought an application for leave to appeal the certification order of Madam Justice MacDonald, but the application was dismissed. A further application for leave to appeal de novo, was also dismissed by the Ontario Superior Court. Presently, Johnson & Johnson has to deliver a Statement of Defence and proceed to Examinations for Discovery of the representative Plaintiff and the Examination for Discovery of a representative of Johnson & Johnson. Those Examinations are in the process of being scheduled. Negotiations to try to reach a settlement of the case are ongoing, but no settlement has been achieved yet. Publication of the Certification Order will be published across Canada in the near future. On January
18, 2007, Madame Justice Macdonald of the Ontario Superior Court of
Justice certified the action Boulanger v. Johnson Johnson Corporation,
Johnson & Johnson Medical Products Inc./Products Medicaux Johnson
& Johnson Inc. and Janssen-Ortho Inc., court file # 00-CV-197409CP
as a class action (the "Prepulsid Class Action") and appointed Mrs.
Aline Boulanger as the representative plaintiff for following class
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