Williford Law | Holding Drug Companies Accountable for Dangerous Side Effects and Hidden Risks
When the Medicine You Trusted Makes You Sick — It’s Time to Fight Back
Pharmaceutical companies are legally responsible for ensuring their products are safe. But time and again, they put profits before patients, releasing drugs with known risks, suppressing side effect data, or overstating benefits.
When a drug causes severe side effects, organ damage, or even death, the results can be devastating.
At Williford Law, we represent individuals and families in Texas who have suffered life-altering harm due to dangerous, mislabeled, defective, or improperly marketed drugs. Whether it was a prescription or over-the-counter medication, we’re here to pursue justice and secure the compensation you deserve.
What Is a Pharmaceutical Drug Injury?
A pharmaceutical drug injury occurs when a medication — whether taken as prescribed or over-the-counter — causes unexpected, dangerous, or fatal effects, including:
- Organ failure
- Cancer
- Stroke or heart attack
- Suicide or psychiatric events
- Severe allergic reactions
- Birth defects in children of users
- Internal bleeding or hemorrhage
- Dependency, overdose, or death
These injuries often arise from:
- Defective design or formulation
- Contamination or inconsistent dosage
- Failure to warn of known risks
- Aggressive or misleading marketing
You may be entitled to compensation even if the drug was FDA-approved or prescribed by your doctor.
Examples of Dangerous Drugs Involved in Litigation
| Drug / Class | Alleged Harm or Ongoing Litigation Issues |
| Zantac (Ranitidine) | Linked to NDMA contamination and cancer (stomach, liver, bladder) |
| Ozempic / Wegovy | Gastrointestinal complications, gallbladder damage, suicidal thoughts |
| Xarelto / Eliquis / Pradaxa | Uncontrolled bleeding, fatal hemorrhage |
| Tylenol (prenatal use) | Alleged link to autism and ADHD in children |
| Accutane | Inflammatory bowel disease, psychiatric harm |
| Opioids (OxyContin, etc.) | Addiction, overdose, neonatal withdrawal syndrome |
| Fluoroquinolones (Cipro, Levaquin) | Tendon rupture, aortic aneurysm |
| Actos | Bladder cancer and heart failure |
| Vioxx / Bextra / Celebrex | Increased risk of cardiovascular events |
Even if the drug you took isn’t on this list, we’ll evaluate whether it may have caused your injury, and if others have experienced similar harm.
What Makes Drug Injury Cases Unique?
- Often tied to mass torts or multi-district litigation (MDLs)
- Involve FDA documents, clinical trial records, and internal safety memos
- Require analysis from medical, pharmacological, and regulatory experts
- Center on failure to warn, false marketing, and profit-driven risk concealment
Williford Law brings the legal, scientific, and procedural strength needed to succeed in these complex, high-stakes cases.
What Compensation Can You Recover?
We build drug injury cases to pursue full recovery for:
- Emergency care and hospitalization
- Long-term treatment or medication to reverse harm
- Lost income and future earnings
- Pain and suffering (physical and emotional)
- Permanent impairment or disability
- Wrongful death damages (in fatal overdose or complication cases)
- Mental anguish and loss of enjoyment of life
- Punitive damages for fraud, concealment, or reckless marketing
We work with medical specialists, economists, and life care planners to prove damages that reflect the true cost of being poisoned by a product that should’ve helped.
Who Can Be Held Liable?
| Entity | Potential Responsibility |
| Drug manufacturer | Released a dangerous or under-tested product, concealed adverse effects |
| Marketing affiliates | Overpromised benefits or downplayed serious side effects |
| Sales reps / distributors | Failed to communicate risks to providers or hospitals |
| Testing firms or contractors | Falsified or omitted negative safety data |
We pursue every party in the supply and sales chain to hold them accountable.
Why Choose Williford Law?
- Focused on serious injury and product liability litigation
- Experience with mass torts, FDA-regulated product claims, and expert-backed trials
- Access to pharmaceutical consultants, medical experts, and litigation MDLs
- Trial-prepared, high-pressure strategy — we don’t wait to act
- Compassionate support for families facing long-term illness or loss
- No fee unless we win — we cover all litigation costs
When drug companies cut corners and patients suffer, we hold them accountable.
FAQs: Texas Pharmaceutical Drug Injury Cases
Can I sue if the drug was FDA-approved?
Yes. FDA approval is not immunity, especially if the company failed to disclose known risks, altered test data, or misled doctors and consumers.
What if I had been warned about the side effects?
If the warnings were incomplete, misleading, or intentionally minimized, you may still have a claim. Most lawsuits focus on failure to warn and misleading marketing.
Am I part of a class action or MDL?
Possibly. Many drug cases are consolidated in MDLs. We’ll evaluate your claim and advise if joining a mass tort or pursuing an individual case is best for you.
What is the time limit to file?
You generally have 2 years from the date you discovered (or should have discovered) the injury. Contact us quickly to avoid missing the deadline.
