Akron Mass Tort Drug Litigation Lawyers

Pharmaceutical companies study, develop, manufacture, and market new drugs by the hundreds each year. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversees the regulation, testing, and ultimate approval or denial of each of these products before it reaches the consumer. Even with this oversight, every year over 200,000 people die from using these drugs, and it is estimated that more than 50% of all the drugs marketed to the American consumer have detrimental effects in addition to whatever benefits they may provide.

Most often, drugs discovered to be harmful after their release into the market are withdrawn from sale within 12 months of initial release. In some cases, however, drugs may still be marketed by drug companies even after evidence of serious side effects or death had been noted. In hazardous product personal injury law, drug manufacturers are held strictly liable for any injuries resulting from the use of their product. This may happen in one of three ways:

• The defect may result from an error in the manufacturing process.
• The manufacturer may fail to warn consumers of possible side effects of the use of the product.
• The product may have a flaw in its design.

In each of these cases, the manufacturer is liable for the damage caused. This opens up the manufacturer to litigation for those damages, even if they were unaware of the danger. How carefully the product was produced or labeled makes no difference.

In cases in which drug products cause widespread injury, class action suits or mass torts may be an option. Such drugs as Baycol, Phen-fen, Rezulin, Propulsid, and PPA have drawn these types of suits, in which tens, hundreds, or thousands of plaintiffs unite and sue as one unit.

An emerging area of hazardous drug personal injury law is that of dietary supplements, which are becoming increasingly popular. These products are not subject to the same level of scrutiny and oversight by the FDA, and are therefore potentially more vulnerable to defect.

If you or a loved one is in need of legal assistance, call Kisling, Nestico & Redick, LLC at 1-330-869-9007 or toll free 1-800 HURT NOW (1-800-487-8669) or submit an online questionnaire. The initial consultation is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds. In many cases, a lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. Please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.