If you are among the millions of Americans who regularly take prescription or over-the-counter medications to alleviate chronic medical conditions, you likely know that some of these drugs can have unwanted side effects. What you should never have to discover, though, is that a medication you thought was safe was instead dangerous in ways that significantly harmed you.
Unfortunately, thousands of patients nationwide experience this every year. Fortunately, our seasoned personal injury attorneys at Ponce Law know how to handle this situation. If you have suffered serious physical harm from undisclosed medication side effects, contacting a Murfreesboro dangerous drugs lawyer for guidance should be one of your top priorities.
Corporations that design, manufacture, and market medications must conduct reasonable research and test new drugs before releasing them for sale to the public. Drug manufacturers must do everything possible to ensure their products are safe and effectively achieve their intended purposes when they reach consumers.
If a drug company releases a product that has a serious problem with its core formulation, was contaminated during production, or lacks sufficient instructions and warnings for safe use, these issues are referred to as defects. The company may be held responsible for any injuries caused by these defects.
Receiving FDA approval does not guarantee that a medication is free of harmful side effects that could be serious enough to justify a lawsuit. If a recall notice has been issued for the drug, it may only be possible to file a lawsuit over injuries caused by taking it before its recall date. Our Murfreesboro attorneys can discuss the best way to handle your defective medication claim with you during a confidential consultation.
Dangerously defective medications often harm many people at once. It would likely be challenging for each of these individuals to take on a major pharmaceutical corporation on their own. If many people have suffered harm in the same way due to the same company’s misconduct, they can pursue their claims together through a legal action known as a mass tort lawsuit.
Even if the harm you suffered was common to many patients, Tennessee Code § 28-3-104 will likely grant you just one year to take legal action. This is the primary reason that quickly contacting a Murfreesboro attorney about your injury from a dangerous drug can be vital to protecting your legal best interests.
Prescription and over-the-counter drug manufacturers are sometimes careless and even knowingly reckless when testing new products. These corporations dedicate millions of dollars to defending themselves against allegations of misconduct. It can be hard for consumers to fight these companies without the support of experienced and trustworthy firms such as Ponce Law.
We have been voted Nashville’s Best Law Firm by the Tennessean’s Best of Music City Awards. We are the only firm in Middle Tennessee to receive the Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award for ethical commerce. Call today to schedule a free consultation with a Murfreesboro dangerous drugs lawyer and discover how we can help you.
