TESTIMONIALS
I called Matt after several people recommended him. He was very kind and did a very good job on my son’s case. We are very thankful for the work he did. Most importantly, he was never hard to reach and answered every question we had while going through the process. Matt is the only attorney I will ever call in the future.
- Emily
My husband is a cyclist that did not fair well against an SUV recently. Matt and his team took phenomenal care of us, allowing us not to stress out (too much) about the little things. Matt and his team handled everything with professionalism. We know we made the right call.
- Jane
So glad I hired this firm after my rearend car accident. Matt embodies the skill set and values I was looking for. He treats every case like a mini war, and was a zealous advocate on my behalf. And he did so in the most competent and skillful manner. He listened, was empathetic and understood my legal and nonlegal problems.
- Jared
It was important to me to get the maximum money I could for my broken neck and arm. After getting jerked around for months by State Farm, I interviewed several firms and chose Mr. Wetherington. I’m glad I did. He forced the insurance company to pay twenty times their last offer to me.
- Veronica
It is an honor to share my experience with Mr. Wetherington. He was able to get answers about what happened in my son’s wreck that other attorney’s were not able to do. I am so thankful for the work that he did and he was very thorough in his explanation of why the vehicle had a “defect.”
- Anonymous
My case did not settle. The person that hit me only had minimal policy limits. Fortunately, I had my own insurance, which should have provided more money. My insurance company, Allstate, treated me like garbage. We had to sue them and go all the way to trial, which we won.
- Jane Doe
Matt Wetherington is the attorney who is suing the booting companies. We need to do everything we can as a community to help him succeed. God bless you, Mr. Wetherington!
- Michael
Legal Claims Against Kratom Manufacturers and Distributors
For years, a group of people, companies, and special interest groups have conspired to unlawfully import, market, and sell dangerous products containing a drug commonly known as kratom (Mitragyna Speciosa). Kratom is a highly addictive psychoactive drug currently sold openly in stores, popular with teenagers, and already responsible for over 100 deaths in the United States.
Wetherington Law Firm, in partnership with Ashby | Thelen | Lowry are bringing legal claims against every person and entity involved in the import and selling of dangerous kratom products.
Kratom contains dozens of psychoactive compounds or alkaloids, including mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine. These two alkaloids affect the brain in a manner similar to heroin. Like opiates, these compounds can lead to analgesia (release of pain), euphoria, and sedation. Most kratom products currently sold in the United States lack adequate warnings and dosing instructions for safe use. Worse, the products have irregular potency, inconsistent ingredients, and sometimes contain fillers ranging from baking soda to fentanyl.
Kratom Sold in the United States is Unsafe for Human Consumption.
Scientific literature has documented serious health threats regarding the toxicity of kratom. Kratom consumption can lead to many adverse health impacts, including respiratory depression, nervousness, agitation, aggression, sleeplessness, hallucinations, delusions, tremors, loss of libido, constipation, skin hyperpigmentation, nausea, vomiting, and severe withdrawal signs and systems.[2]
The FDA considers any product containing kratom adulterated.. In February 2014, the F.D.A. banned the import of kratom-containing supplements.[3] Despite being criminalized in many foreign countries with punishments of up to 70 years or more [4] and a prohibition on sale by the U.S. F.D.A., kratom manufacturers have continued to distribute kratom around the world and shifted their efforts to the United States where trade organizations seek to prevent enforcement of existing drug, food, and supplement laws prohibiting the import and sale of kratom.
Worse, certain kratom manufacturers have begun producing, marketing, and selling concentrated forms of kratom. Kratom liquid shots are particularly dangerous because they are intended to provide consumers with higher concentrations of mitragynine, substantially increasing the risk of overdose and death.
Which Companies and Entities Are Involved?
Our list continues to grow daily. We are currently investigating claims involving the following individuals and businesses:
- AETHER, LLC
- AGHOSH CORPORATION
- AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION
- BIOPHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC.
- DAVID L. WATSON
- JOPEN, LLC
- L.P. IND., LLC d/b/a OLISTICA LIFE SCIENCES GROUP
- LGI HOLDINGS, LLC
- MARK REILLY
- MARTIAN SALES, INC.
- O.P.M.S. a/k/a OPTIMIZED PLANT MEDIATED SOLUTIONS
- OPMS SOLUTIONS
- OPMS SOLUTIONS GROUP LLC
- OPMS SOLUTIONS, INC.
- OPMS WHOLESALE d/b/a CHOICE ORGANICS
- PEYTON SHEA PALAIO a/k/a PAYTON PALAIA
- MARK JENNINGS
- WORLD OF TOBACCO, INC
If you have additional information about these individuals/companies, or know of additional companies that should be included in our investigation, please send us a message. If you have had a serious adverse health event caused by kratom, send us a message or click here to complete our information gathering form.
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How Much Does it Cost to Get Legal Help?
We accept all cases on contingency. That means that we advance all expenses and you do not pay anything unless we win. If you have had a serious adverse health event caused by kratom, send us a message or click here to complete our information gathering form.
Is this a Class Action?
We are primarily investigating individual personal injury and death claims involving kratom products. We are still investigating the viability of class-wide claims.
How to Hire the Best Kratom Injury Lawyers For Your Claim
Hiring an attorney is one of the most important decisions you can ever make. There are a number of attorneys who hold themselves out as “experts” who have never tried a case before a jury. You may not know who those attorneys are, but the defense attorneys certainly do! If we accept your case, it will be on contingency. That means that you do not pay anything up front and only pay us if we win your case.
[1] Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Summary of assessments, findings and recommendations of the 44th World Health Organization’s (WHO) Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD), 11–15 October 2021 (https://www.unodc.org/documents/commissions/CND/CND_Sessions/CND_64Reconvened/ECN72021_CRP12_V2108992.pdf); FDA News Release, FDA issues warnings to companies selling illegal, unapproved kratom Drug products (https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-issues-warnings-companies-selling-illegal-unapproved-kratom-drug-products-marketed-opioid); see also DOJ DEA Drug Fact Sheet – Kratom (https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/Kratom-2020_0.pdf).
[2] See FDA Import Alert # 54-15 (https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_1137.html) (last accessed October 18, 2022).
[3] Kratom Import Alert 54-15 (https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_1137.html).
[4] Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Myanmar, Malaysia, Australia, and New Zealand have banned Kratom. European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). 2015. (http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/drug-profiles/kratom).