Randy kwasniewski lawsuit

Relatives of Hard Rock Hotel executive Randy Kwasniewski, who committed suicide in March , filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday.

Relatives of a Hard Rock Hotel executive who killed himself two years ago have uncovered a memo from the Food and Drug Administration that examines possible links between sleep aids and suicide. Lawyers representing the family of Randy Kwasniewski, who fatally shot himself in March , recently filed the document as an exhibit in their wrongful death case against sanofi-aventis U.

Also named as a defendant in the lawsuit is Nadine Leone, a marriage and family therapist who met with Kwasniewski five days before his death. The plaintiffs allege Leone knew Kwasniewski had been prescribed Ambien but failed to warn him about the possible mental and emotional effects of taking the drug. They mentioned the memo in a footnote to the motion and attached the memo as an exhibit.

The memo noted that insomnia, suicidal thoughts and depression may overlap in some patients and recommended further analysis to help determine whether the sleep drugs contributed to suicide-related events. The memo also recommended stronger product labeling. In response to a request for comment on the memo and its recommendations, FDA spokeswoman Sandy Walsh released the following statement Thursday via email:.

That information is reflected in the current drug labeling and patient medication guides. Sanofi-aventis, a limited liability company based in Delaware, removed the Kwasniewski case from Clark County District Court in March and transferred it to federal court in Las Vegas. Decedent advised that he was taking Ambien, and, indeed, Ms. Leone has it noted twice in her records.

According to the records, Kwasniewski was referred to Leone by his employer after he was accused of verbally abusing two employees, and the referral had caused him to experience anxiety. His next appointment was scheduled for March 12, Kwasniewski, 56, was found dead in his Summerlin home March 9,