Michael Louis Kelly

I was part of Cymbalta class action lawsuit, I first called Sokolav LLC from a TV commercial detailing withdrawal symptoms related to cymbalta and the pharmaceutical company allegedly not being totally upfront about the percentage of people it may affect.I began this suit approximately in 2012. Appar...ently for a portion of the winnings soklov law came to an agreement with Kirtland & Packard to handle the case. I was sent paperwork for me to fill out about how long , my daily dosage, the affects of the medication while taking it and the terrible withdrawal when I stopped etc. from 2012 to 2018 I received on 2 emails giving me any updates or info regarding status of the case. I called approximately January 2016 to ask what’s going on with the case and I was told by a staff member We’re working on a settlement agreement and we will contact you sometime in August 2016. I received no call in August, I decided I Jan 1 2018 because once again no email/ phone updates were sent to me for update. Well I spoke to Brandon and he said we’re mailing out now your settlement offer you should have it soon. January 30 2018 after 6 years of waiting I get my offer. I don’t want to say exactly what it was but it was less than 1500.00 I had no problem with the offer because the one time they did speak to me they said it will be no less than a 1,000.00 and up. What angered me was the following page which details the 40% Lawyer fee of approximately 589.00 another group benefit fee( not quoting precisely) 236.00 and a fee of special work on your case of 23.36 . When they spoke to me on the phone no staff told me that your settlement will be approximately 1,000.00 or more NOT INCLUDING Lawyer fees and all these rediculous fees! Nor did they mention that if you have any liens, civil judgements, Medicare or past due doctor fees and if you’ve had a bankruptcy going back TEN YEARS they can withhold your money in order to pay anyone you may possibly owe and after all that’s said and done fill out this 1099 tax form. If and that’s a big IF any of your money is left over we will cut you a check IF there’s any money left over. Now of course I was called by Michael Kelly who basically said ( if you read the contract it’s in there and pharmacudical companies are evil and hard to beat. He also had the nerve to say they weren’t making much money off this suit,,, Yeah well if day they had 300 clients for this case and some clients got upward of 3000.00 offer plus their fees for every sheet of paper, paper clip, stamp, ink pen, envelopes etc ontop of the many other lawsuits they have ongoing and also claim to have won 8 figure lawsuits your not broke. I’ve done some research and most class action law firms charge 30% Lawyer fees. It would have been fair if they lowered their fees since they couldn’t win the case or even get the drug off the market. Plus out of all this you have to sign a form stating you can NEVER sue for any further future or past damages from cymbalta. Really? For this little offer? Go pound sand!

Our son was involved in a car accident that left him paralyzed, the only survivor of three young boys. No fault of the driver or passenger’s. Mr. Kelly and his team completed a thorough analysis. The investigation of his team went back decades of research of similar accidents located on that deadly ...curve on the road. Mr. Kelly's fact finding results concluded a positive outcome. Our son spent months in the hospital. Between, ICU and spinal cord injury rehabilitation. Medical bills were mounting far more than we could ever repay. Mr. Kelly team’s determination, hard work, excellent communication and perseverance ensured us that we were in great hands. At no time did we ever feel that they had dropped the ball. At the end of the day the case was settled without a trial. Our son’s needs are well taken care of for the rest of his life. Even after the settlement Mr. Kelly's team help us to establish a Special Needs trust.