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Zantac claim: what to ask and what to do in Rhode Island

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Filing deadline10 years from product sale / 3 years from discovery — most favorable product liability SOL nationallyR.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-14(b)

Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in Rhode Island?

Rhode Island imposes a 10-year statute of limitations for product liability claims (R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-14(b)) — the longest product liability SOL in the country. The discovery rule also applies. Rhode Island courts apply a reliability-based expert admissibility standard. A lawyer can confirm yours.

10 years from product sale / 3 years from discovery — most favorable product liability SOL nationally

Rhode Island's 10-year SOL means Zantac claimants with diagnoses as early as 2016 may potentially retain filing rights.

Source: R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-14(b)

Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.

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A lawyer can check which filing rules apply to your circumstances.

02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

Rhode Island has a 10-year statute of limitations for product liability claims — the most favorable limitations period in the country for Zantac claimants. Rhode Island courts apply a Daubert-like standard for expert admissibility. Rhode Island claimants with older cancer diagnoses may retain viable filing windows under the state's extraordinarily long SOL. The federal Zantac MDL (No. 2924, S.D. Florida) was largely dismissed after Judge Robin Rosenberg's 2022 Daubert ruling excluded plaintiffs' causation experts.

Medical facilities in Rhode Island

  • Lifespan Cancer Institute (Rhode Island Hospital / The Miriam Hospital)

  • Roger Williams Medical Center Cancer Care

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Zantac claim: what to ask and what to do overview. This page covers the local information available for Rhode Island.

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Sources

  1. R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-14(b)