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A tort is the legal term�used when a�person�has wronged another�person�through an act of negligence. Torts have remedies�in civil court, rather than criminal court.�Mass torts�are�similar to�general torts, except that they involve�many�people�suffering the same injury from a single source of negligence, rather than�a sole�injury to one person.
Mass torts can be complicated due to their size and the number of people who may be involved. For help with starting, joining, or managing a mass torts case, seek out the assistance of a Talladega mass torts lawyer.�A capable personal injury attorney could advocate for you.
The statute of limitations for�mass torts�is two years, so it is�often�important to seek out a lawyer as soon as possible.�A�mass torts�lawyer�in Talladega could�seek consent from the court to file a mass tort action�on behalf of a single client or multiple ones simultaneously.�Either way, this is the first step in beginning�a mass tort.
The court will�examine a few�different factors�in�determining�if they will grant permission, such as the number of plaintiffs involved and how close they are to each other, the similarities and differences between their injuries, and whether they all have a common cause at the center of their claims. If permission is granted by the court, notification of the suit will be publicly announced and anyone else harmed, in the same way, will have an opportunity to join the mass tort.
Both�mass torts and class action lawsuits�involve large numbers of people�injured by the same cause, but the key difference between them�is how the�people included in the case�are�viewed by the court.
In a class action suit, everyone included in the suit is treated collectively as a single plaintiff with�a single case. Accordingly, the case is given only one trial. Each plaintiff in a mass torts lawsuit, on the other hand,�has their own individual claim, meaning the case involves multiple trials for multiple individual cases collected under one banner.
A majority of�mass torts comes from defective or dangerous products of some kind.�When companies make products that the public purchases,�production is not always up to standard, which sometimes results in�defects that�pose�risks�to consumers.
Other times, a product is not defective due to a manufacturing error, but instead is dangerous by design. Often, these products are not obviously dangerous, and the company itself may not even realize the danger until after�their product is sold to the public.�In other cases,�the public�does�not realize the inherent danger due to marketing,�as�was the case�in many of the infamous recent lawsuits against tobacco companies.
Medical products�are very common sources of mass torts. These include both�prescription and non-prescription drugs,�or devices used in medical procedures.�Defects�or misuse of�these types of medical products�often�result in severe or deadly injuries, and sometimes even death.�A Talladega mass torts lawyer could help an individual hold the responsible company accountable.
Generally, mass tort suits lead to�efficient trials.�Most of the time,�the�attorney or attorneys�involved in a mass tort�actually collaborate�to share resources.�As a result, many aspects of�pre-trial preparation, discovery,�investigations,�and more�can be transferred from one plaintiff to the next plaintiff. This�helps ensure the maximum recovery possible for the plaintiffs.
If you�suffered injury from�a product, good, or medicine, and you believe your�injury is one that many people have also sustained�in the same way, then an experienced Talladega�mass torts lawyer�may be able to help you.�Call today to schedule a meeting and explore what your options may be.