McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC
Mass Torts

Mass torts are a type of action where a large number of people have been injured through the conduct of one or more companies or people. An example of these types of cases are drugs which are recalled by the food and drug administration to medical devices that are found to cause severe injury to tainted food products which are placed into the stream of commerce. There are multiple areas in which people are exposed to dangerous products by a mass tort.

Attorneys with McGowan, Hood and Felder, LLC have represented clients involving a number of prescription medications, medical devices and food products. McGowan, Hood and Felder, LLC will also represents people who have cases involving a wide range of other products, such as asbestos, defective pacemakers and defibrillators and Bausch & Lomb ReNu brand contact lens solution.

If you are unsure whether you have a case against a company for a mass tort type claim, contact South Carolina mass tort attorneys at McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC toll free at 1-877-327-3800. Attorneys in our Rock Hill, Columbia, and Anderson office locations represent clients throughout Charleston, Spartanburg, Florence, Sumter, and Myrtle Beach and all parts of South Carolina.

Below is a list of drugs that have either been recalled, had a black box warning attached the product or had other information which may indicate the drug can cause injury. We currently have clients we are representing against the manufacturers of these products or are investigating the possibility of litigating claims against the manufacturers of these products.

Pharmaceuticals:

• Abilify
• Avandia
• Byetta
• Duragesic/Fentanyl Pain Patches
• Raptiva
• Reglan
• Seroquel
• Trasylol
• Zyprexa

Medical Devices and Other Products:

• Asbestos/Mesothelioma
• Bausch & Lomb lens solution
• Complete Moisture Plus lens solution
• Dangerous Toys
• Defective Children's Products
• Gadolinium Contrast Dye for MRIs (causing nephrogenic systemic fibrosis “NSF”)
• Guidant Defibrillators
• Medtronic Defibrillators/Leads
• Salmonella Contaminated Peanut Butter

Although clients are individually represented in mass tort cases, the system allows for consolidation and streamlining by allowing lawyers for numerous clients to "pool" discovery. Numerous witness depositions and document gathering can be conducted once, with the information centralized and shared among the parties for each individual trial or settlement negotiation.

The firm handles cases in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. For cases outside those states, McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC works with local attorneys in each state as applicable.

If you are unsure whether you have a case against a company for a mass tort type claim, contact South Carolina mass tort attorneys at McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC toll free at 1-877-327-3800. Attorneys in our Rock Hill, Columbia, and Anderson office locations represent clients throughout Charleston, Spartanburg, Florence, Sumter, and Myrtle Beach and all parts of South Carolina.