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How our lawyers can help
The experienced attorneys at Koenigsberg & Associates will listen to your needs, organize the facts, evidence, and details of your case, and aggressively pursue legal action until you get the compensation that you deserve:
- Medical Treatment
- Lost Wages
- Pain & Suffering
Common types of dangerous drug cases
From hidden side effects to pharmacy dispensing errors, we hold pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies accountable.
Failure-to-warn claims
Cases where the drug maker knew or should have known about a side effect and failed to disclose it to doctors and patients.
Design-defect claims
Cases where the drug's overall design is unreasonably dangerous and a safer alternative was feasible.
Off-label marketing
Drug makers promoting medications for uses the FDA never approved — often for vulnerable patient populations.
Pharmacy dispensing errors
Wrong drug, wrong dose, dangerous interactions, and mislabeling by retail and hospital pharmacies.
Contaminated or adulterated drugs
Manufacturing defects, contamination, and quality-control failures from drug factories and compounding pharmacies.
Generic drug claims
Limited but available claims against generic manufacturers where state-law theories survive federal preemption.
Mass tort & MDL participation
Coordinated litigation against drug makers for widely-prescribed medications that caused similar injuries to many patients.
Birth-defect drug claims
Cases where medications taken during pregnancy caused birth defects or developmental injuries.
Opioid & addiction-related claims
Cases against prescribers, distributors, and manufacturers who minimized addiction risk.
Common injuries from dangerous drugs
When a medication is more dangerous than promised, the consequences can change a life forever.
Stroke & cardiovascular injuries
Heart attack, stroke, and blood clots caused by medications that were promoted as cardiovascular-safe.
Cancer
Cancers linked to long-term use of certain medications, including ranitidine, heartburn drugs, and chemotherapy adjuncts.
Liver & kidney damage
Acute organ failure and the need for transplantation from hepatotoxic and nephrotoxic drugs.
Birth defects
Congenital malformations and developmental injuries from medications taken during pregnancy.
Suicidal ideation & psychiatric injuries
Suicide, self-harm, and severe psychiatric reactions linked to certain antidepressants and other medications.
Bleeding complications
Uncontrolled internal bleeding from anticoagulants and other medications without an adequate reversal agent.
Severe skin reactions
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis — life-threatening reactions that look like full-body burns.
Diabetes & metabolic injuries
New-onset diabetes, pancreatitis, and metabolic conditions linked to certain medications.
Wrongful death
When a dangerous drug causes death, surviving family can recover under New York's wrongful death statute and survival action.
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What kinds of drug-related injuries do you handle?
We handle cases involving prescription medications with undisclosed risks, defective over-the-counter products, inadequate warnings, off-label marketing, pharmacy dispensing errors, and contaminated drugs. Our clients have suffered everything from organ damage and stroke to cancer, birth defects, and death from unsafe pharmaceuticals.
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Can I sue a drug maker if the FDA approved the medication?
Yes, in many situations. FDA approval is not an automatic shield from liability under New York law, particularly when a manufacturer failed to warn doctors or patients about risks it knew or should have known about. State-law failure-to-warn and design-defect claims often survive even when a drug remained on the market.
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What if I'm still taking the medication?
Do not stop a prescription medication based on a lawyer's advice — that decision must come from your treating physician. Talk to your doctor first. We will work around your medical care and never ask you to do anything that compromises your health to advance a claim.
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Do I need to keep the medication, bottles, or packaging?
Yes, if you safely can. Original packaging, labels, pharmacy receipts, prescription records, and any remaining product can be important evidence about what you were told, what lot you received, and what warnings appeared. If discarding the product is medically necessary, photograph everything first.
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How long do I have to file a dangerous drug claim?
New York's statute of limitations for personal injury from a dangerous drug is generally three years from the date you knew or reasonably should have known of the injury and its connection to the drug. Mass-tort filings sometimes have separate cut-off dates set by court order. Deadlines can be unforgiving — call as soon as you suspect a medication caused harm.
Offices across NYC
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Brooklyn Midwood
1213 Avenue U
Brooklyn, NY 11229
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Brooklyn Flatbush
282 Flatbush Ave, Suite 2
Brooklyn, NY 11217
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Queens
80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 5001
Kew Gardens, NY 11415
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The Bronx
225B East 149th Street
Bronx, NY 10451