PPH NEWS is an education-based resource site that provides information on the health issues surrounding Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH), including what it is, the symptoms, diagnoses, and treatment options.
This website also provides resource to learn more about your legal rights and remedies if you or someone you know has developed PPH due to the use of diet drugs such as Fen Phen.

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Legal Issues

Contact Us if you have sustained any serious health complications such as primary pulmonary hypertension to collect your claims.

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Individual lawsuits and class actions in federal and state courts were filed against AHP due to the adverse health effects the drugs caused, including PPH. The fen phen lawsuits sought compensation to cover monetary damages, medical monitoring, and screening. On December 10, 1997, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred all federal cases to the U.S. District Court, and negotiations of a nationwide settlement to settle the claims began. The settlement class received preliminary approval on November 23, 1999, and on May 2, 2000 the court held a hearing to determine if the proposed Settlement Agreement was fair, adequate, and reasonable.

The Settlement Agreement was approved on August 28, 2000, and the AHP Settlement Trust was established as of September 1, 2000. The Trial Court Approval of the Settlement Agreement was appealed to a higher court and the ruling was affirmed on August 15, 2001. Although the appeal requested all the judges to rehear the appeal, the request was denied on October 3, 2001. Final Judicial Approval was received on January 3, 2002 for the Nationwide Class Action Settlement Agreement with American Home Products.

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