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Johnson & Johnson faces a Levaquin peripheral neuropathy lawsuit from a Tennessee woman who says the antibiotic caused her to suffer permanent nerve damage.
Some health experts say that Levaquin peripheral neuropathy is a sign of a much more dangerous, and potentially lethal, side effect.
A California woman says that intravenous Levaquin use caused her to develop long-term nerve damage, known as peripheral neuropathy.
A lawsuit alleges a woman developed peripheral neuropathy from Avelox, indicating that the drug makers failed to warn about the risk of long-term nerve damage.
The widespread use of Levaquin is likely to spur large numbers of lawsuits as peripheral neuropathy side effects become more well known.