Medical Device Injury Case Timeline

Were you injured in Fort Myers, FL and have questions about the medical device injury case timeline? | Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice, Purtz, Smith & Smith, P.A.

In this legal video learn how long a medical injury case can take and we answer some questions you need to know about medical injuries / defects.

Question:

How Long Will a Medical Device Injury Claim Take to Resolve?

Answer:

There’s no stated or standard amount of time that it takes for a medical device injury claim to resolve in Florida, but because of the complexities of them and the fact that many times they end up in what’s known as multidistrict litigation and a central federal court somewhere in the country, they generally take anywhere from three to six years to resolve, but it could be less. Sometimes, the manufacturers will have programs set up to settle claims quicker. Either way, our firm is ready, willing, and able to handle these claims for you.

Question:

What is a medical device injury claim?

Answer:

We have a population down here in SW Florida where there are a lot of folks that are at this stage in their lives, where they're getting a knee replacement or a hip replacement, or some other medical device implanted in their body. Those sometimes fail, and they not only fail, but we find out that there's a recall on that product where there is a reaction in the body. Sometimes the implanted device it's causing the different metals or plastics, or whatever is inside the body to disintegrate. Obviously, that's a terrible thing, because you not only have to go through the surgery, but then you must go through another surgery to have that failed medical implant replaced. In short, those are the sort of cases we see and classify as a medical device injury.

Question:

How do I go about hiring a personal attorney for a medical device that has gone bad?

Answer:

First, you need to know we work on a contingency fee contract, which means that you don't owe us anything unless we recover for you. We specialize in these sorts of cases; we take them all the time. There are some really important details in cases like these. In some of these cases, there are multi-jurisdictional groups set up to where if there's a lot of claims, then a judge will kind of oversee claims from many states and settle those claims. So, you need to get your claim into these different setups timely to be able to make your claim. There are also some of them that require class action lawsuits. So, we can kind of guide you through that class action process. Lastly, make sure you vet the lawyer or attorney group you hire to take care of you. You need to look at the attorney's qualifications and ask some hard questions: