Experienced Defective Drug Lawyers in Seattle, Washington

Pursuing Compensation for Damaging Side Effects of Dangerous Drugs

The defective drug lawyers at our Seattle and Tacoma, Washington-area firm are well versed in the laws protecting consumers from drugs which may be harmful and even deadly. Many of these drugs remain on the market and have serious side effects. If the use of a potentially dangerous drug has caused you significant distress, you may be entitled to financial compensation under the law. We are currently investigation Yaz Side Effects, Yasmin side effects, Provigil side effects, Meridia side effects, and Avandia side effects.

Dangers of Defective Drugs

A drug is deemed to be defective if its health risks outweigh its benefits. When a drug causes serious health problems, including death, in many of those who take it, it may be taken off the market. Many times, however, drugs of questionable safety continue to be distributed. These can cause numerous side effects with potential long-term consequences, including severe headache, vision loss and other vision problems, vomiting, hemorrhaging, kidney failure, hepatitis, and dead jaw. Our defective drug lawyers help clients in the Seattle and Tacoma, Washington areas who have gone through the wrongful death of a loved one due to the negligence of a drug manufacturer or health care provider. If someone you know has been the victim of a defective-drug-related wrongful death, or if a defective drug has adversely affected your health, you may be entitled to compensation under personal injury law.

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Who Is at Fault for Defective Drugs

Consumers trust drug manufacturers and health care providers to offer safe, effective medication. When the negligence of a drug manufacturer or health care provider results in serious medical complications for their patients, that trust is violated. Those whose health has been affected by such actions are protected under the law. Drug manufacturing companies are required to test each product comprehensively before they seek FDA approval. Each drug label must disclose full information about the side effects of the product. Sometimes drug companies attempt to speed FDA approval by downplaying the drug's side effects and skimping on screening and research. Health care providers may ignore signs that patients are at higher risk for complications with a certain drug or prescribe dangerous combinations of drugs. If you suspect negligence on the part of a drug manufacturer or health care provider has led to your injury, you have the right to file a personal injury lawsuit. Let our defective drug lawyers in the Seattle and Tacoma, Washington area guide you through the legal process.

Because the risk of side effects is assumed by the drug user, a personal injury lawsuit must prove that the drug manufacturer or health care professional is at fault for the injury. In most cases, the defective drug must be shown to be unreasonably dangerous, must have caused the injury, and must not have been tampered with prior to usage. If these three conditions can be proved by our expert attorneys, you will likely be awarded damages for the injury and suffering the defective drug has caused.

Not All Defective Drugs Are Recalled - Drugs to Watch

While some drugs with high incidence of serious side effects have been recalled or withdrawn by the FDA, others remain on the market. Many people who use these drugs will never experience a problem, but those who do often face life-threatening complications. Lawsuits have been brought against the makers of the following dangerous drugs:

• Avandia
• Meridia
• Ocella
• Provigil
• Yasmin
• Yaz

Contact Our Defective Drug Lawyers for a Case Evaluation

When a drug poses exceptional risks to the health of its users, it should be distributed with extreme caution or taken off the market. Our defective drug lawyers located in Seattle and near Tacoma, Washington have the skill and experience to take effective legal action against the drug manufacturer or health care provider responsible for your injury. Contact Phillips Webster for a free case evaluation.

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