Legal Question in Product Liability in Pennsylvania
Undisclosed side effects of medication
For over the past four years I have been taking a medication known as Adderall, it is used to treat hyperactivity disorders know as ADHD. In the past I have enjoyed playing at the online casinos. I had never gone overboard, always set limits on how much I could afford to gamble and always stuck to my budget. Right now I am taking a drug holiday (with prolonged use the effects of the medication are demished and a larger dose is needed to provide the needed results). When I was taking the medication I had such a sense of well being that I continued to play at the online casinos until my bank account was depleted. All sense of monitary responsibilities were gone and I would just tell myself I'll win all the money I lost back tomorrow or when I had additional funds avaiable. When I think back on what I have done (under the effects of Adderall) it makes me sick. I must have lost over $100,000 and never thought twice about the loss as if nothing mattered, that is until I am no longer under the influence of the medication. I had read the side effects of this medication and there was no notation that this type of behavior was possible. If so I would have guarded myself against gambling. Please advise if I have any legal rights.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Undisclosed side effects of medication
You have no legal rights, other than the right to pay your debts.
What, did you want to sue the drug makers? No chance. You'd have to show--with medical experts--not your opinion--that Adderall has some medically proven effect of causing some kind of insanity. Second, you'd have to show that it causes this in lots of people--and not just you, because that would not be enough.
As for avoiding your debts with the online sites, not a chance. Most of those gambling sites are offshore, so you don't have any legal recourse at all. You're out of luck.
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