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Suboxone lawsuit: who can file and what happens next in South Carolina

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Filing deadline3 years from discovery. Whether that time has passed depends on your facts, so don't rule yourself out. A lawyer can tell you.S.C. Code § 15-3-530

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 South Carolina?

South Carolina product liability statute of limitations is 3 years from discovery (S.C. Code § 15-3-530). South Carolina applies the discovery rule. Whether that time has passed depends on your facts, so don't rule yourself out. A lawyer can confirm yours.

3 years from discovery. Whether that time has passed depends on your facts, so don't rule yourself out. A lawyer can tell you.

A lawyer can tell you.

Source: S.C. Code § 15-3-530

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?

South Carolina has a 3-year statute of limitations for product liability claims from discovery (S.C. Code § 15-3-530). South Carolina applies modified comparative fault with a 51% bar. South Carolina has seen significant opioid epidemic impact across both urban Greenville-Spartanburg and Columbia metropolitan areas and rural Lowcountry and Pee Dee regions.

Medical facilities in South Carolina

  • Medical University of South Carolina — College of Dental Medicine (Charleston)

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Suboxone lawsuit: who can file and what happens next overview. This page covers the local information available for South Carolina.

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Sources

  1. S.C. Code § 15-3-530