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It seems that everyone knows that Zoloft causes increased suicidal tendencies in both adults and children. Can’t I just negotiate a settlement on my own instead of going to an attorney? Or would there be a benefit to joining a class action in my case?

If you have lost a loved one to suicide or have had to deal with a suicide attempt because of Zoloft, you may feel that you would only be wasting money by having an attorney handle your case. However, you place your case at great risk by doing this. Pfizer has its legal department working on these types of cases all the time, and uses some of the most highly trained and experienced attorneys to defend them. Furthermore, the companies that insure Pfizer also have experienced legal staffs and insurance adjusters. In many cases, either Pfizer or its insurance company may bring in outside counsel to help with a particular case.

If you choose to represent yourself in negotiating a settlement of your case with Pfizer, you will, therefore, be up against some of the toughest and most experienced dangerous drug attorneys and insurance adjustors in the industry. You always need to remember that the sole interest of these attorneys and insurance adjustors is to minimize or deny any liability on the part of Pfizer even if that means that you do not receive the compensation to which you are entitled. Everything that you do or say will be scrutinized to see if it can be used to limit the company’s liability. And if your case does end up in court rather than settling, you will be held to the same standards and the same deadlines as any other attorney.

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You’re smarter to hire a lawyer. Even a highly experienced personal injury attorney will take your case on a “contingency”. This means that part of your settlement or recovery money, typically 1/3, will go to the law firm as compensation for their work. However, it also means that if they are unable to recover any money for you, you will not have to pay any legal fees. Under this system, you can get superior legal representation without having to come up with the money up front. And when you consider the amount of time, effort, and resources that go into the preparation of your case as well as the risk that the firm will not be compensated for any of it, you will see why these contingency arrangements are actually quite fair to both sides.

The question of whether you should join a class action for your case is also best handled by talking to an attorney. Some Zoloft cases will have unusual fact situations or will be making new law in the place where they are brought, and need to be handled as individual cases. However, many Zoloft cases have a lot of things in common, and can be dealt with more effectively and efficiently as part of a larger class action case. While it is true that most cases handled individually end up settling for more money, that is usually because there is something unusual about the case that makes it worth more money. However, deciding whether to pursue a case individually or as part of a class action is an important decision and, in many cases, once you make that decision, you cannot change your mind later. An experienced personal injury attorney can help you decide how best to handle your case.

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