Mass Torts
Info from Our South Carolina Injury Lawyers
Mass torts involve a large number of people injured through the conduct of one or more companies or people, usually through exposing people to dangerous products. The South Carolina injury attorneys at McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC have represented clients involving a number of prescription medications, medical devices and food products. These types of cases range from drugs recalled by the Food and Drug Administration to medical devices found to cause severe injury to tainted food products that manufacturers place into the stream of commerce.
The South Carolina injury lawyers at McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC will also represent people who have cases involving a wide range of other products, such as asbestos, defective pacemakers and defibrillators and Bausch & Lomb ReNu brand contact lens solution.
Recalled Products
Below is a list of drugs involved in a defective drug recall, that had a black box warning attached the product or that had other information that may indicate that the drug can cause injury. In addition, we currently have clients we are representing against the manufacturers of these products, or we are investigating the possibility of litigating claims against the manufacturers of these products.
Pharmaceuticals:
- Abilify
- Actos
- Avandia
- Avastin
- Byetta
- Duragesic/Fentanyl Pain Patches
- Raptiva
- Reglan
- Seroquel
- Trasylol
- Zyprexa
Medical devices and other products:
- Asbestos/mesothelioma
- Bausch & Lomb lens solution
- Complete Moisture Plus lens solution
- Dangerous toys
- Defective children’s products
- DePuy Hip Implants
- Gadolinium Contrast Dye for MRIs (causing nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, or NSF)
- Guidant defibrillators
- Medtronic defibrillators/leads
- Salmonella contaminated peanut butter
- Trans Vaginal Mesh
Although lawyers individually represent clients in mass tort cases, the system allows for consolidation and streamlining by allowing lawyers for numerous clients to “pool” their discoveries. Our South Carolina injury attorneys can conduct numerous witness depositions and document gathering at once, with the information centralized and shared among the parties for each individual trial or settlement negotiation.
If you are unsure whether you have a case against a company for a mass tort type claim, contact our experienced South Carolina injury lawyers at McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC. Attorneys in our Rock Hill, Columbia, Sumter and Anderson office locations represent clients throughout Charleston, Spartanburg, Florence, Myrtle Beach and all parts of South Carolina. The firm handles cases in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. For cases outside those states, McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC works with local attorneys in each state as applicable. We make your life our mission – call today.