South Carolina MRI Side Effect Lawsuits

South Carolina 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 South Carolina resident who believes he or she might have NSF/NFD.

South Carolina NSF Lawsuits, South Carolina MRI Lawsuits, South Carolina Gadolinium Lawsuits

A South Carolina gadolinium lawsuit, or NSF lawsuit, is brought against the manufacturer(s) of the gadolinium-based contrast agent that caused the South Carolina resident to develop NSF.  It is a product liability claim because the gadolinium-based contrast agents that cause NSF are defective products.  In South Carolina, a product liability claim may be brought under three theories: strict liability in tort, negligence, or breach of warranty.

South Carolina Statutes of Limitations for NSF Claims

The State of South Carolina, like most other jurisdictions, places deadlines on when a person can file a lawsuit.  These deadlines are called statutes of limitations.  Under South Carolina law, the statute of limitations for personal injury and wrongful death claims is three years.  South Carolina also recognizes the "discovery rule."

PLEASE NOTE: When the statute of limitations begins to run for a specific person's right to bring a claim for developing NSF varies depending on the unique facts of that 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.

Free Telephone Consultations for South Carolina NSF Claims

We represent all individuals suffering from NSF or NFD in a gadolinium lawsuit or NSF lawsuit on a contingency basis. This means you pay no legal fees unless we win compensation in your case. For a free no obligation consultation, please call toll free at 1-800-401-4720 or fill out our short online contact form. A Gadolinium NSF lawsuit attorney will contact you to answer any of your questions.


The DeCarli Law NSF attorneys will provide consultations and investigate MRI side effect claims for residents of all South Carolina cities and towns, including Columbia, Charleston, North Charleston, Greenville, Rock Hill, Mount Pleasant, Spartanburg, Sumter, Hilton Head Island, Florence, Goose Creek, Summerville, Anderson, Aiken, Myrtle Beach, Greenwood, St. Andrews, Wade Hampton, Taylors, Easley, North Augusta, Greer, Seven Oaks, Mauldin, Simpsonville, Socastee, Berea, Gantt, Ladson, West Columbia, Dentsville, Gaffney, Beaufort, Hanahan, Orangeburg, Cayce, Clemson, Conway, Irmo, North Myrtle Beach, Parker, Newberry, Forest Acres, Red Hill, Laurens, Lexington, Bennettsville, Garden City, Woodfield, and Georgetown.

Relevant South Carolina Limitation Statutes:

South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures
CHAPTER 3.  LIMITATION OF CIVIL ACTIONS
ARTICLE 5.  ACTIONS OTHER THAN FOR RECOVERY OF REAL PROPERTY

SECTION 15-3-510. General rule.
The periods for the commencement of actions other than for the recovery of real property shall be as prescribed in the following sections.

SECTION 15-3-530. Three years.
Within three years:
(1) an action upon a contract, obligation, or liability, express or implied, excepting those provided for in Section 15-3-520;
(2) an action upon a liability created by statute other than a penalty or forfeiture;
(3) an action for trespass upon or damage to real property;
(4) an action for taking, detaining, or injuring any goods or chattels including an action for the specific recovery of personal property;
(5) an action for assault, battery, or any injury to the person or rights of another, not arising on contract and not enumerated by law, and those provided for in Section 15-3-545;
(6) an action under Sections 15-51-10 to 15-51-60 for death by wrongful act, the period to begin to run upon the death of the person on account of whose death the action is brought;
(7) any action for relief on the ground of fraud in cases which prior to the adoption of the Code of Civil Procedure in 1870 were solely cognizable by the court of chancery, the cause of action in the case not considered to have accrued until the discovery by the aggrieved party of the facts constituting the fraud;
(8) an action on any policy of insurance, either fire or life, whereby any person or property, resident or situate in this State, may be or may have been insured, or for or on account of any loss arising under the policy, any clause, condition, or limitation contained in the policy to the contrary notwithstanding; and
(9) an action against directors or stockholders of a monied corporation or a banking association to recover a penalty or forfeiture imposed or to enforce a liability created by law, the cause of action in the case not considered to have accrued until the discovery by the aggrieved party of the facts upon which the penalty or forfeiture attached or the liability was created, unless otherwise provided in the law under which the corporation is organized.

SECTION 15-3-535. Limitation on actions commenced under Section 15-3-530(5).
Except as to actions initiated under Section 15-3-545, all actions initiated under Section 15-3-530(5) must be commenced within three years after the person knew or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have known that he had a cause of action.