When the anticoagulant drug Pradaxa hit the U.S. market in late 2010, part of the marketing appeal was that the medication did not require blood monitoring, dose adjustments or dietary restrictions.

But dozens of plaintiffs in Louisianna, Illinois, Tennessee and now Connecticut claim they were injured – in one case fatally – because the manufacturer did not provide an antidote to stop dangerous bleeding and did not adequately warn doctors about bleeding risks.

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