This depends on the specific circumstances involved in your particular case. However, bad drug lawsuits routinely take a considerable amount of time (at least one to three years) to reach a favorable resolution. Settlements are rarely reached quickly in such cases, because once it is discovered that the drug and/or
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Why Does the FDA Approve Drugs That Are Dangerous to Consumers?
The greatest threat from prescription drugs remains the FDA’s fast-track approval policy. Originally conceived by advocates for critically ill patients, fast-track has become the tool of earnings-driven multinational drug corporations, who aggressively pursue the premature release of many medications, without adequate clinical trials and sufficient knowledge of how the drug
Continue ReadingWhat is Multi-District Litigation (MDL)?
MDL litigation is a special procedure created by congress in 1968 in which complex federal civil cases from around the country are transferred to one federal district court for discovery proceedings and pretrial motions. If a case does not settle during MDL, or is not dismissed during MDL, it is
Continue ReadingHow Do Mass Tort Lawsuits Differ From Class Action Lawsuits?
Mass tort action lawsuits are quite different from class action lawsuits. In a mass tort lawsuit each plaintiff has an individual claim resulting from distinct damages and therefore each plaintiff ultimately receives their separate trial. However, in a class action the many plaintiffs typically are not considered individually and there is only
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