Dangerous Drug Attorneys
What is a dangerous drug?
While all medications have some side-effects, some medications turn out to be substantially more dangerous than anticipated.
Pharmaceutical companies are required to follow legal standards to ensure that their products are as safe as possible and disclose to medical professionals and patients the risks of any complications.
Unfortunately, some manufacturers fail to meet those standards or fail to promptly disclose new information about the potential for dangerous complications of their drugs. When a widely prescribed drug turns out to have serious side effects, there may be thousands of patients affected and just as many lives altered. Victims have recourse through the civil justice system.
What does a dangerous drug attorney do?
Some product liability attorneys focus their practices on helping patients who are harmed by dangerous drugs. A dangerous drug attorney may:
- Review their client’s medical records to determine whether they were harmed by a known dangerous medication
- Build a case for the full amount of compensation the client needs for their medical expenses, lost income, and other damages
- Represent the client in negotiations and, if necessary, at trial
Dangerous drug cases are often combined into “mass torts,” in which an entire class of plaintiffs (that is, all the patients who have taken and been harmed by the drug) are combined into a single lawsuit against the defendant company. A mass tort case may involve hundreds or thousands of attorneys from multiple jurisdictions working toward the shared goal of holding the manufacturer accountable.
How much do dangerous drug attorneys cost?
Like all personal injury and product liability lawyers, attorneys who handle dangerous drug cases work on a contingency fee basis. That means the attorney gets paid a percentage of the eventual recovery, rather than out of the client’s pocket. Dangerous drug cases usually involve multiple attorneys who will split the fee according to their share of the work; regardless, there are no out-of-pocket costs paid by the client to the attorney.
How do I choose the right dangerous drug attorney?
Mass torts and pharmaceutical litigation are a highly specialized area of law, so it’s important to choose an attorney with experience handling comparable cases. In addition, you need to find an attorney you’re comfortable discussing sensitive and highly personal medical information with, since the lawyer needs that information to advocate for full compensation and successfully resolve the case.
Dangerous drug attorneys offer free consultations, so if you’ve taken a known dangerous drug and are suffering symptoms, there is no downside to speaking with an attorney in your area to see if you have a viable case. An experienced lawyer can make a dramatic difference in your financial future and quality of life.
