Is it wrong to sue

[sober9-18-02]

Hi, As most of you know I had a stroke but the underline from that is called Tardive dyskinesia which happens to you after long period of using different types of Med, Mainly phycotheriputic. I was on a Med fo 9 Mon high does and told them I was stopping becaue I did not like the side affects no one told me tnot to sto nor did anyone tell me what this drug could do to you if on for a long time. I spoke to somepne who was on 25mg at nite I told her I was ON 200 mg twice a day. Now this women is much bigger than me at least half my sie. So is it wrong to sue. the pharmacteical They are now taken thid drug of the market. Would I be A Godly Women for doing this. The doctors say I will never be the same agian. Need Godly advice and scriptures to back up

[Guest LadyC]

if they're taking it off the market, there will probably be a class action lawsuit filed fairly soon. if you have any long-lasting or permanent problems resulting from the drug, i'd join the lawsuit. i'm sure in about six months you'll see commercials giving an 800 number to some attorney's office, or someone will contact you since there is a record of you having taken it.

i can't give you scriptures. but i don't think God would frown on you for taking action, particularly if you are going to have medical expenses for the rest of your life as a result of this.

[Scarletprayers]

If its a class action suit, the only ones that will walk away with money will be the lawyers. If your planning on suing on your own, I hope you have plenty of money, because the lawyers for the drug company will drag it out for 20 years, filing motion after motion, that your lawyer (that you have to pay) has to counter, before it ever goes before a judge.

Do I think your wrong for thinking about it, no, but its probably going to bankrupt you in the process.

[Eliyahuw]

if they're taking it off the market, there will probably be a class action lawsuit filed fairly soon. if you have any long-lasting or permanent problems resulting from the drug, i'd join the lawsuit. i'm sure in about six months you'll see commercials giving an 800 number to some attorney's office, or someone will contact you since there is a record of you having taken it.

i can't give you scriptures. but i don't think God would frown on you for taking action, particularly if you are going to have medical expenses for the rest of your life as a result of this.

I think the scripture says that we do not sue christians. it is to be handled within the church. But when you deal with companies, and they have caused harm then were to ttake it through the courts of the land.

You can't handle a matter like this through the church, so your only option is the courts.

[Leonard]

No it is not wrong under these circumstances. Get a lawyer on this NOW!

[Openly Curious]

In my opinion it is not wrong to sue those outside of the church who are not brothers and sisters in the Lord but to sue those inside the church is wrong as these matters can and should be handled internally within the church.

If they are taking this drug off the market I think defiantly you do have a case as the drug company is an outside entity from the church so it would have to be handled in court and I see no problem or scriptures that would say not to do it in your case so I would defiantly get a lawyer.

1 Corinthians 6:1-8--"Dare any of you, having a matter against another go to law before the unjust and not before the saints? Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church. I speak to your shame. Is it so that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren? But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? Why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren."

OC

[Iryssa]

It's not wrong to sue someone who is not a brother or sister.

In this case, I think you should get legal counsel on whether or not you should sue, based on your financial means and your case. An experienced lawyer will be able to tell you if it's worth your while financially.

If there's going to be a class action suit, check it out and help it out, if you can. Drug companies NEED to be held accountable.

[Eliyahuw]

It's not wrong to sue someone who is not a brother or sister.

In this case, I think you should get legal counsel on whether or not you should sue, based on your financial means and your case. An experienced lawyer will be able to tell you if it's worth your while financially.

If there's going to be a class action suit, check it out and help it out, if you can. Drug companies NEED to be held accountable.

You know something, i don't think its the drug companies that need to be held accountable ultimately. they are the ones who take it. the FDA secondly their the ones who release it.

The drug companies do some trials and from that data they release it according to the rules.

We have been sold down the river by the FDA.

I have a drug right now thats brand new and came out under the new FDA rules otherwise it would hav been another 10 years before i got it. It works miricles in eliminating my Angina which there was nothing else i could do to relieve it. I personally am scared to death that one day i won't be able to get the drug because a few people will have reactions. I would take it no matter the "side effects" because its working to keep me out of pain.

What if it were to be recalled? i would be in deep mess because i would go from living to dying again. I assume the total risk right now because if i were put into the predicament of having to sue over side effects or get the drug, I would bargain to get the drug!

You have to measure what life would be without the drug vs life with the side effects. i personally would take the side effects. At least i can live almost a normal life with them.