West Palm Beach Mass Tort Drug Litigation Attorneys

Each year, pharmaceutical companies manufacture and market hundreds of new drugs. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates these products, and issues specific approval for each before it reaches the consumer. Every year more than 200,000 people die from using these drugs. In spite of the regulation and testing by the FDA, it is estimated that more than 50% of all drugs marketed to the American consumer have negative effects.

For the most part, most harmful drugs are withdrawn from sale within 12 months of release. By law, drug manufacturers are strictly liable (no proof of specific negligence or intent is necessary) for any injuries due to the use of thier products as directed. This can happen in several ways.

• The product may become defective due to an error in the manufacturing process.
• Consumers may not be warned of potential bad effects from the use of the product.
• The product may have a flaw in its design.

In each of these cases, liability falls to the manufacturer, who can be sued for damages even if they were unaware of the danger. It makes no difference how carefully the product was produced or labeled.

In some cases, drug products may cause such widespread injury that class action suits or mass torts have been filed against them, uniting hundreds or thousands of individual cases into one overarching case. Some of these drugs include: Baycol, Phen-fen, Rezulin, Propulsid, and PPA.

Of additional concern are the dietary supplements which are becoming increasingly popular. The FDA requires that manufacturers assure that such supplements are safe before selling them, but there are no testing or approval requirements.

If you or a loved one is in need of legal assistance, call The Law Offices of Casey D. Shomo at (561-659-6366) 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.

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