The Law Offices of Kelly R. Reed: Your Mass Tort Attorney
Mass tort claims arise when multiple people are injured by a single product or incident or by a single entity in a similar series of incidents. Those impacted in these cases can pursue compensation collectively for their losses by participating in a mass tort legal action. At the Law Offices of Kelly R. Reed, PLLC, you’ll find a mass tort attorney with specialized experience and knowledge of past and current mass tort cases who will fight for your right to compensation.
How a Mass Tort Attorney from the Law Offices of Kelly R. Reed Can Help You
Suffering illness, injury, or harm can impact every aspect of your life. If you’re one of a group who suffered harm from the same product or occurrence, you may be able to pool together to file a mass tort lawsuit against those at fault. The responsible parties are often product manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, medical professionals, or others with deep pockets and significant resources with which to fight a claim. There is power in numbers in these cases.
Examples of Mass Torts?
Some of the causes for mass torts, like defective medical devices or dangerous prescription or over-the-counter drugs, are familiar to many people. Other grounds for action, like institutional sexual abuse, might be less obvious as a basis for this kind of action. Whatever the cause, in many of these cases, people central to a business or organization’s operations had knowledge of a problem and took action to hide harmful facts.
Whether a person or entity—such as a business or organization—actually meant to cause harm is, of course, relevant to the legal matter. However, a party can be found responsible even when causing harm was not their intention but occurred as a result of their action or failure to act. Some general examples of mass torts are cases involving:
- Defective medical products or devices
- Pharmaceuticals
- Hazardous conditions or toxic contaminations
- Sexual abuse by clergy, organizations such as Boy Scouts of America, and educational organizations
These are broad categories within which most mass tort cases will fall. More specific examples and current mass tort cases, some of which have made headlines, include:
- Breast implants
- Hernia and transvaginal mesh
- Johnson & Johnson talc
- Zantac
- Paragard IUD (intrauterine device)
- IVC (inferior vena cava) filters
- Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir)
- 3M combat earplugs
- DePuy, Zimmer, Biomet, and Stryker knee and hip replacement parts
These specific examples of mass torts do not come close to presenting a full list of the potential existing harms and cases or the possible new issues that will inevitably arise. If you have been injured by defective medical devices, prescription, or over-the-counter drugs or have been sexually assaulted by a member of the clergy or someone in an educational institution or another organization, it is critical that you contact a qualified lawyer as soon as possible to discuss your options and next best steps.
What to Look for in a Mass Tort Attorney
The attorney who represents you to file your mass tort claim and throughout the legal process should have a thorough understanding of the industry or field related to the cause of your injury. In addition, that attorney must have an in-depth knowledge of past and current mass torts and be an excellent litigator with exceptional organizational management skills.
If you’re one of many plaintiffs in a mass tort case, you may worry you’ll feel like a number. At the Law Offices of Kelly R. Reed, PLLC, nothing could be further from the truth. We know you’re a person, not a claim.
To learn how the Law Offices of Kelly R. Reed in Morgantown, West Virginia (WV) can provide you with a mass tort attorney who will fight for you, call us at 304-292-2020 or complete our online contact form to schedule a free consultation.