AstraZeneca Faces a Mountain of Lawsuits Over Prescription Nexium
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Time May Be Running Out for Some Patients of Nexium
As the manufacturer of a defective drug, AstraZeneca is strictly liable for damages suffered by users of Nexium. In other words, patients who have endured side effects most commonly associated with the drug, including hip and bone fractures may file a claim against the drug company. However, the danger lies in the fact that many individuals might be barred from filing lawsuits if they prolong filing a claim. “Unfortunately, even when patients are experiencing some of the most egregious side effects of the drug, they might be barred from filing a lawsuit if they fail to do so in a timely manner,” says Farid Yaghoubtil, partner at Downtown L.A. Law Group, based in Los Angeles, California. “The statute of limitation differs from state to state, but patients generally have between 1 or 2 years to file a claim from the time they knew or should have known about the complications,” continues Yaghoubtil. Therefore, individuals who delay filing a claim may be left out in the dark. This creates a secondary issue for potential future lawsuits, states Mr. Yaghoubtil’s partner, Daniel Azizi, as “once the FDA issued its FDA warning, users of Nexium were effectively put on notice, regardless of whether or not they were aware of its hazards. Mr. Azizi claims that AstraZeneca will counter these claims by arguing that patients assumed any risk involved in taking Nexium, regardless of whether they were aware of it dangers or not. “Loss of bone density may not be immediately noticeable to users of Nexium until they have suffered some type of fracture or bone failure,” says Azizi. “They’d be best served to at least seek legal counsel before the problems reach a tipping point.”![](/wp-content/themes/yootheme/cache/43/zero-fee-guarantee1-1-437b89c3.png)
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