Medical product liability applies when a person is injured from a defective medical product or drug after they did not receive appropriate warnings about the product’s potential side effects or known defects.
Patients have the right to “informed consent” choices about their medical treatment. If a company lies, misleads, or neglects to adequately inform doctors and patients of risks, they may be held liable (meaning financially responsible) for the harm the product causes. That responsibility extends to cases of wrongful death as well.