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Texas PI Lawyer Baron Has Cancer, Fights for Experimental Drug
Posted Oct 15, 2008, 11:14 am CST
By Martha Neil
Fred Baron has terminal cancer, and is fighting, so far without success, to be treated with an experimental drug.
The 61-year-old has been diagnosed with “final stage multiple myeloma,” his son, Andrew, writes on a personal blog, and may have only a short time to live, reports the Dallas Morning News.
He is seeking to be treated with the drug Tysabri, which requires permission of the manufacturer, Biogen, for the off-label use. So far, permission has been refused, because Biogen is concerned that a bad outcome could restrict the drug's use on other patients, the newspaper explains.
A prominent Texas personal injury lawyer who made headlines this year because of his role in trying to help Democratic politician John Edwards avoid a sex scandal, Baron founded a Dallas law firm, Baron & Budd, and has been a major Democratic party fundraiser.
Earlier coverage:
ABAJournal.com: "As One VIP Trial Lawyer Still Soars, John Edwards is MIA at Convention"
ABAJournal.com: "Payments to Edwards’ Mistress Raise Campaign Law Issues"
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Posted by Elizabeth - 1 month, 1 week, 17 hours, 44 minutes ago
I hope Biogen changes their mind.
Posted by Santa Claus - 1 month, 6 days, 11 hours, 16 minutes ago
I hope he gets what he deserves - nothing more, nothing less.
“So far, permission has been refused, because Biogen is concerned that a bad outcome could restrict the drug’s use on other patients”. That’s charitable - how ‘bout Biogen is concerned that Fred’s fellow TAs will sue them if the drug ever causes harm anywhere or anyhow in the future.