Texas PI Lawyer Baron Has Cancer, Fights for Experimental Drug
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”
