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Mr. Trotz has handled personal injury cases involving car accidents, trucking accidents, slip and fall, premises liability, and negligent security. Each and every day, Mr. Trotz represents those who have been injured through no fault of their own, and many of his clients have sustained traumatic, catastrophic and life-altering injuries.
Suboxone is a drug used in opioid addiction treatment that has recently been linked to serious dental problems. If you or a loved one experienced dental complications after using this drug, NST Law can help you with a Suboxone lawsuit. Our experienced and award-winning personal injury attorneys can investigate the cause of your injury and gather evidence to build a case against those responsible for Suboxone’s harmful side effects.
With 30 years of service and $2 billion recovered in settlements and verdicts for our clients, we want to help you obtain rightful compensation for your dental injuries from using Suboxone. Schedule your free consultation with an experienced Suboxone lawyer by calling (866) 724-1066 or filling out our online contact form.
In 2022, the Food and Drug Administration released a statement warning consumers about the link between Suboxone and tooth decay. Suboxone helps people recover from opioid addiction by easing their severe withdrawal and craving symptoms. However, the medication contains buprenorphine, which has an acidic 3.4 pH level when dissolved in water.
Most Suboxone is taken orally through a tablet or a film that dissolves in your saliva. The prolonged contact between the buprenorphine and tooth surfaces could lead to dental cavities, root canals, oral infections, cracked teeth, tooth extractions, and other serious complications.
A Suboxone lawyer can represent you in a civil claim to recover damages against parties liable for your tooth decay injuries that resulted from taking this drug. Obtaining compensation in these legal cases requires strict adherence to procedural rules and understanding the factual issues affecting your claim. A Suboxone lawyer can answer your questions about a legal claim for damages and manage the process for you from start to finish. Not hiring an attorney means risking missing a filing deadline, not realizing the value of your claim, and other challenges in protecting your right to compensation.
You may be able to claim various kinds of damages in a Suboxone lawsuit based on the nature of your tooth injury and its impact on your life. These damages can include:
A court typically reserves punitive damages awards for cases involving intentional misconduct or gross negligence. This could potentially arise in a Suboxone lawsuit if evidence shows manufacturers or others withheld information about the dangerous side effects from consumers or did not take proper care in discovering potential problems with tooth decay.
Suboxone lawsuits are complex. Qualifying for one depends on your unique facts and circumstances. However, these lawsuits primarily rely on claims arising from prescription drug product liability. This requires evidence that the manufacturer or producer did not exercise proper care for consumers by protecting them against dangerous medical products. With Suboxone, this might involve the manufacturer’s failure to warn consumers about the potential tooth decay side effects of taking the drug sublingually.
The FDA approved buprenorphine to treat Opioid Use Disorder in 2002 and approved its film form in 2015. However, it wasn’t until 2022 that Suboxone added a warning label about the potential for side effects involving tooth decay. Therefore, you will likely need to have taken sublingual Suboxone before 2022 and have suffered dental problems as a result to qualify for a lawsuit.
You will want to meet with a lawyer as soon as possible after discovering dental problems stemming from this medication. Multidistrict litigation over Suboxone’s tooth decay side effects has already started in the Northern District of Ohio.
A consultation with our Suboxone lawyers can help you understand your right to participate in Suboxone mass tort litigation and the key issues affecting your right to compensation. Details related to your Suboxone use, such as prescription instructions and contact information for your prescribing doctor or pharmacist, can also help an attorney review your claim.
The statute of limitations for your Suboxone lawsuit will depend on the state law where you file the claim. In most cases, this will be where you live, but it could be another state if you received Suboxone elsewhere.
Product liability statutes of limitation vary by state. For example, Tennessee applies a six-year statute of limitations and a 10-year statute of repose. This means you must file a claim within six years from the date of injury but cannot file a claim later than 10 years from the date you first used the defective product. In contrast, Arkansas applies a three-year statute of limitations for product liability cases.
In addition to the state law where you file a Suboxone lawsuit, the following will also be relevant in determining your filing deadline under the statute of limitations:
Schedule a consultation with our Suboxone lawyers as soon as possible after suffering a dental injury to preserve your claim for compensation and file within the appropriate statute of limitations period. Failure to file before the deadline passes will result in your claim being dismissed.
Product liability for tooth decay and other injuries from using Suboxone typically belongs to the drug’s manufacturer and other companies within the supply chain. Recent lawsuits have named Suboxone’s developers, Indivior, Inc., and Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc., as defendants. Other defendants in these lawsuits may include Indivior’s former parent company, Reckitt Benckiser, and other operating entities responsible for its distribution.
Our product liability attorneys can identify the parties liable for your dental injuries and name them in a Suboxone lawsuit on your behalf. We understand you’ve already endured immense pain from using Suboxone. That is why we aim to guide you through the entire process with speed and simplicity. While you focus on your recovery, we can focus on shepherding your case through the product liability litigation process.
Obtaining product liability compensation from parties responsible for your Suboxone side effects involves many different procedural and substantive legal issues. Aside from the statute of limitations and other filing requirements, a central issue in your case will be establishing a causal link between Suboxone and your dental problems. This may require dental records showing noticeable deterioration in your oral health after taking Suboxone and evidence that you received no warning about the potential for tooth decay beforehand.
Suboxone’s side effects can have a serious impact on your oral health, leading to significant medical costs and other damages. Legal representation from a Suboxone lawyer is invaluable in protecting your right to full and fair compensation.
With dozens of attorneys and support staff, our nationally recognized legal team has over 30 years of experience defending the rights of injury victims. With a straightforward, values-driven approach to personal injury cases, our seasoned product liability lawyers have developed a strong reputation as Champions for the Injured. Get peace of mind as you move forward with your Suboxone lawsuit by meeting with our attorneys today.
Please do not hesitate to contact us today for legal assistance related to a Suboxone lawsuit or any other product liability case involving the harmful side effects of prescription drugs. Schedule your free consultation by calling (866) 724-1066 or filling out our online contact form. Operating out of numerous convenient office locations, our legal team is available 24/7 to take your call.
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