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1 5 - 0 7 - 2 0 0 6 UI student files suit against makers of supplements
By Mary Schenk URBANA – An Urbana man who claims to have been permanently injured from nutritional supplements he took two years ago has filed suit against the Champaign chemist who invented them and the companies that produced and marketed them.
Chicago attorneys representing Christopher Roney Jr. filed the suit in Champaign County Circuit Court on Thursday, alleging that Patrick Arnold; Proviant Technologies and its president Ramlakhan Boodram; Ergopharm; LPJ Research; and Supplement Central Inc., were all negligent in their production and promotion of the supplements and are liable for injuries he sustained as a result of taking them. Roney, 21, a University of Illinois student, took the supplements, which he bought from a Web site maintained by Supplement Central Inc., between Jan. 22 and Feb. 22, 2004, the suit said.
The supplements, called 1-Androstenediol, sold as 1-AD, and Ergopharm Androdiol Select 300, were banned from sale in the United States in January 2005, the suit said. The suit alleges that the defendants "aggressively marketed, prescribed and sold the products by misleading the public at large, the medical community and potential users about the products, including failing to inform the public at large, the medical community, and users of the products that there were serious dangers." Roney claims he has suffered "serious and permanent injuries" which have and will continue to cause him disability and disfigurement as a result of taking the supplements. His attorney, Todd Smith, said his client has suffered from fatigue, inability to concentrate, memory lapses, significant weight loss and imbalances in his endocrine system that result in ebbs and flows in his testosterone level. Smith said it took several trips to different doctors in Champaign, Chicago and Ohio to diagnose Roney appropriately but said ultimately doctors "clearly related it to this supplement." Arnold, a Champaign scientist and researcher in the field of nutritional supplements, was indicted in November by a federal grand jury in San Francisco for conspiring with the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative founder Victor Conte to distribute another performance-enhancing drug. A spokeswoman for Proviant Technologies, Julie Ohlsson, declined to comment on Roney's lawsuit, which she said she heard of through a reporter but noted that the product Roney took was "lawfully on the market in 2004." "Proviant is confident in its products and policies, and will aggressively defend against this claim if it appears in a proper forum, where we fully expect to be vindicated," she wrote. Smith said that even though the supplements were legal when his client took them, they did not come with adequate warnings. "They sell these things over the Internet, and in health food stores for good health and they don't warn at all of any significant dangers. People will do much better and can make better choices when they're informed properly by the manufacturer of the product," Smith said. The 92-page lawsuit, which contains 24 counts, seeks a jury trial and unspecified damages in excess of $50,000 for Roney.
STUDENT HIRES ILLINOIS PRODUCT LIABILITY LAWYERS TO SUE BALCO CHEMIST FOR DAMAGING SIDE EFFECTS OF STEROID
prslaw.com Patrick Arnold indicted in the BALCO (Bay Area Laboratories Cooperative) scandal named along with Proviant Technologies President Ramlakhan Boodram Champaign, Illinois February 13, 2005 – Christopher Roney Jr., a University of Illinois student, has hired Illinois product liability lawyers Power, Rogers & Smith to represent him in a case against Chemist Patrick Arnold and Proviant Technologies, the firm that housed his laboratories. Roney purchased 1-AD, a synthetic version of the steroid Androgen. Arnold is credited with inventing 1-AD and Roney has suffered damaging side effects of steroid use. “Christopher Roney Jr. purchased 1-AD on the internet two years ago, the product label did not indicate the serious side effects steroid use.” explained Todd Smith, partner at Power, Rogers and Smith Chicago product liability lawyers. “The FDA sent warning letters to the manufacturers of this synthetic steroid two years ago, and they banned the substance over one year ago. If a product such as a synthetic steroid has damaging side effects the company has a responsibility to inform purchasers.” When Roney Jr. purchased the products, they were advertised as natural occurring supplements that came from Scottish pine trees. After taking the product, Roney has suffered from endocrine imbalance and testosterone deficiency. He suffers from feelings of despair, lack of energy and had lost over 45 pounds. “Other people are at risk, and I have come forward due to a concern for others who may be in danger.” said Roney Jr. “Taking this product has caused serious problems. I never would have taken them if I had any idea something like this would happen.” “If there is a substantial risk of harm to people, we should put a spotlight on it, explained Chicago product liability lawyer Todd Smith, “The law is you have to make a product reasonably safe and fully inform the consumer about any risk. It was clear the manufacturer was not policing themselves and not informing the public of risks.” About Power, Rogers & Smith Illinois product liability lawyers Power, Rogers & Smith have been fighting and winning the hard fight for more than a quarter of a century. Armed with the top Chicago product liability lawyers, Power, Rogers & Smith has recovered over $260 million on behalf of their clients in the past two years alone. The firm has recently been hired to represent Christopher Roney Jr. in a lawsuit on the side effects of steroid 1-AD, developed by Patrick Arnold and manufactured by Proviant Technologies. |
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