The prescription drug medication Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilat)  is used primarily as a blood thinning agent aimed at preventing serious cardiovascular illnesses including strokes, blood clots, and atrial fibrillation. Pradaxa has been linked to an increasing rate of serious adverse side effects including severe internal hemorrhaging. Severe bleeding of the brain and strokes.

What you Need to Know: A Key issue in Pradaxa drug injury litigation is the timing of events. There are certain statute of limitations in place in federal and state jurisdictions across the county which may prevent the filing of a lawsuits. Thus it is imperative that individuals who believed they have suffered serious side effects and relatives of deceased loved ones seek legal representation immediately before such statutes recued or worst yet eliminated any chances at just compensation against drug companies.  

Statute of Limitations – How Long Do I have to Sue for injuries caused by Pradaxa Which statute of limitations applies to your claim is usually based on state or jurisdiction in which you resided in at the time of the injury. For Examples: If you are filing a personal injury cause of action you have 2 years from the date of injury to file a lawsuit in California.

What if I live in a different state? Most defective drug liability cases are handled in Federal Court. Cases handled in Federal Court are not based on jurisdiction.  So for examples an attorney from California is able to represent a client living in New York. National Pradaxa Drug Injury Law Firm:  Our offices will coordinate with you and obtain permission to access necessary medical data to evaluate and analyze  your case. After analyzing the facts and details pertaining to your case, we will file with the proper Federal Court and begin pursuing your case. It is important that you keep all medical data, prescriptions, names of doctors and hospitals you have visited for review. Unlike lower court cases which are dealt with in the injured parties geographic area, Federal Court cases are different in nature. Such cases do not require that you file or work with an attorney in your particular jurisdiction. The benefits to this type of cases are that you can select an attorney from a renowned or well known law firm and are not bound by a firm in your state or town. This provides tremendous value to the injured party.

Statute of Limitation for Pradaxa in all 50 States:

Alabama Alabama Statute of Limitations Ala. Code § 6-2-2 et seq. Defective Drug Case: 2 Years
Alaska Alaska Statute of Limitations Alaska Stat. § 09.10.010 et seq. Defective Drug Case: 2 Years
Arizona Arizona Statute of Limitations Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 12-541 et seq. Defective Drug Case: 2 Years
Arkansas Arkansas Statute of Limitations Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-101 et seq. Defective Drug Case: 3 Years
California California Statute of Limitations Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 312 et seq. Defective Drug Case: 2 Years
Colorado Colorado Statute of Limitations can be found at Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102 et seq. Defective Drug Case: 2 Years
Connecticut Connecticut Statute of Limitations Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 52-575 et seq. Defective Drug Case: 2 Years
Washington D.C. District of Columbia Statute of Limitations D.C. Code § 12-301 et seq. Products Liability 3 Years
Florida Florida Statute of Limitations Fla. Stat. Ann. § 95.011 et seq. Products Liability 4 Years
Georgia Georgia Statute of Limitations Ga. Code Ann. § 9-3-20 et seq. Defective Drug Case: 2 Years
Hawaii Hawaii Statute of Limitations Haw. Rev. Stat. § 657-1 et seq. Products Liability 2 Years with discovery rule
Idaho Idaho Statute of Limitations Idaho Code § 5-201 et seq. Products Liability 2 Years
Illinois Illinois Statute of Limitations 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/13-201 et seq. Products Liability 2 Years
Indiana Indiana Statute of Limitations Ind. Code Ann. § 34-11-2-1 et seq. Products Liability 2 Years
Iowa Iowa Statute of Limitations Iowa Code Ann. § 614.1 et seq. Products Liability 2 Years
Kansas Kansas Statute of Limitations Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-501 et seq. Products Liability 2 Years
Kentucky Kentucky Statute of Limitations Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 413.080 et seq. Products Liability 1 Year with discovery rule
Louisiana Louisiana Statute of Limitations La. Civil Code § 3492 et seq. Products Liability 1 Year
Maine Maine Statute of Limitations Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 751 et seq. Products Liability 6 Years
Maryland Maryland Statute of Limitations Md. Courts & Jud. Proc. Code Ann. § 5-101 et seq. Products Liability 3 Years
Massachusetts Massachusetts Statute of Limitations Mass. Ann. Laws ch. 260, § 1 et seq. Products Liability 3 Years
Michigan Michigan Statute of Limitations Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5801 et seq. Products Liability 3 Years
Minnesota Minnesota Statute of Limitations Minn. Stat. Ann. § 541.01 et seq. Products Liability 4 Years
Mississippi Mississippi Statute of Limitations Miss. Code. Ann. § 15-1-1 et seq. Products Liability 2 Year
Missouri Missouri Statute of Limitations Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.097 et seq. Products Liability 5 Years
Montana Montana Statute of Limitations Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-2021 et seq. Products Liability 3 Years
Nebraska Nebraska Statute of Limitations Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-201 et seq. Products Liability 2 Years
Nevada Nevada Statute of Limitations Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 11.010 et seq. Products Liability 4 Years
New Hampshire New Hampshire Statute of Limitations N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508:1 et seq. Products Liability 3 Year
New Jersey New Jersey Statute of Limitations N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2a:14-1 et seq. Products Liability 2 Years
New Mexico New Mexico Statute of Limitations N.M. Stat. Ann. § 37-1-1 et seq. Products Liability 3 Years
New York New York Statute of Limitations N.Y. Civ. Prac. Laws & Rules § 201 et seq. Products Liability 3 Years
North Carolina North Carolina Statute of Limitations N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-46 et seq. Products Liability 6 Years
North Dakota North Dakota Statute of Limitations N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-01 et seq. Products Liability 10 Years
Ohio Ohio Statute of Limitations Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2305.03 et Products Liability 2 Years
Oklahoma Ohio Statute of Limitations Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2305.03 et Products Liability 2 Years
Oregon Ohio Statute of Limitations Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2305.03 et Products Liability 2 Years
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Statute of Limitations 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 5501 et seq. Products Liability 2 Years
Rhode Island Rhode Island Statute of Limitations R. I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-12 et seq. Products Liability 3 Years
South Carolina South Carolina Statute of Limitations S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-510 et seq. Products Liability 3 Years
South Dakota South Dakota Statute of Limitations S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 15-2-1 et seq. Products Liability 3 Years
Tennessee Tennessee Statute of Limitations Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-101 et seq. Products Liability 1 Year with discovery rule
Texas Texas Statute of Limitations Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.001 et seq. Products Liability 2 Years
Utah Utah Statute of Limitations Utah Code Ann. § 78-12-22 et seq. Products Liability 2 Years
Vermont Vermont Statute of Limitations Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 461 et seq. Products Liability 3 Years
Virginia Virginia Statute of Limitations Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-228 et seq. Products Liability 2 Years
Washington Washington Statute of Limitations Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 4.16.005 et seq. Products Liability 3 Years
West Virginia West Virginia Statute of Limitations W. Va. Code § 55-2-1 et seq. Products Liability 2 Years
Wisconsin Wisconsin Statute of Limitations Wis. Stat. Ann. § 893.01 et seq. Products Liability 3 Years
Wyoming Wyoming Statute of Limitations Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-102 et seq. Products Liability 4 Year