Lawsuit Trial Schedule Delayed 90 Days for NSF Victims
Victims of the debilitating condition Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis will have to wait an additional 90 days in seeking retribution. NSF is a progressive disorder characterized by the hardening and thickening of skin that severely restricts movement and in many cases leads to immobility. The U.S. District Judge Dan Polster who is overseeing the lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio postponed the litigation to give more time in the bellwether selection of 10 cases as a result of the number of gadolinium contrasting agents responsible for the disorder. Approximately 300 lawsuits have been filed against the manufacturers of the five different types of gadolinium based contrast agents identified as responsible for NSF by multiple researchers and medical doctors. Lawyers representing individuals who have filed NSF lawsuits have been pushing for an aggressive t rial s chedule, as many of the plaintiffs are very sick and may not survive lengthy litigation. It is likely that the first NSF lawsuits will not reach a jury until Fall 2009.
