Arkansas MRI Side Effect Lawsuits

Arkansas residents who suffer from Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), formerly known as nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NFD), may be entitled to file an NSF lawsuit and recover for their injury.  NSF is a progressive, debilitating disease characterized by hardening of the skin and other body tissues.  NSF attacks people with impaired kidney or liver function, especially dialysis patients and recent kidney transplant recipients, who were injected with a gadolinium-based contrast agent for an MRI, MRA or other medical scan.  The NSF lawyers at DeCarli Law will offer a free, no-obligation telephone consultation to any Arkansas resident who believes he or she might have NSF/NFD.

Arkansas NSF Lawsuits, Arkansas MRI Lawsuits, Arkansas Gadolinium Lawsuits

An Arkansas gadolinium lawsuit, or NSF lawsuit, is brought against the manufacturer(s) of the gadolinium-based contrast agent that caused the Arkansas resident to develop NSF.  This is considered a "product liability action."  Under Arkansas law, a product liability action includes all actions brought for or on account of personal injury, death, or property damaged caused by, or resulting from, the manufacture, construction, design, formula, preparation, assembly, testing, service, warning, instruction, marketing, packaging, or labeling of any product.  This includes NSF.

Arkansas Statutes of Limitations for NSF Claims

The State of Arkansas, like most other jurisdictions, places deadlines on when a person can file a lawsuit.  These deadlines are called statutes of limitations.  Arkansas residents who have developed NSF are fortunate because the Arkansas statutes of limitations that apply to their claims are a bit longer than in other states.

Under Arkansas law, the statute of limitations for negligence and strict liability actions is three years, which means that a lawsuit must be filed within three years after any injury or death caused by a defective product.  By way of comparison, in most other states, the statute of limitations is only two years.  Arkansas also applies the "discovery rule" to product liability claims, which means the statute of limitations does not begin to run until a person knows or by exercise of reasonable diligence should have discovered the causal connection between NSF and the gadolinium-based contrast agent, and that they have NSF.

PLEASE NOTE: When the statute of limitations begins to run for an individual person's right to bring a claim for developing NSF varies depending on the specific facts of each person's case.  For this reason, if you believe you might have NSF, please contact DeCarli Law immediately.

     Go HERE to learn more about gadolinium-based contrast agents.

     Go HERE to learn more about nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), including how NSF is diagnosed.

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