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A medication with hidden risks. A device that fails in the body. A chemical exposure spanning years. When corporate products harm thousands, mass tort litigation lets each victim bring an individual claim with individual damages — backed by shared proof of what the company knew. Shiner Law Group represents Boca victims with no fee unless we win.
Harmed by a Product That Harmed Thousands?
A mass tort is not a class action — the difference decides your recovery. In a class action, everyone shares one lump outcome regardless of individual harm. In a mass tort, your claim stays yours: your diagnosis, your medical history, your damages, individually proven and individually valued — while the common evidence of corporate wrongdoing (internal studies, marketing decisions, regulatory filings) is developed once across thousands of cases, often through federal multidistrict litigation (MDL).
These cases move on their own clock. Filing deadlines interact with when injuries were discovered and when public knowledge of the link emerged; settlement programs open and close; and the difference between a strong individual claim and a discounted one is usually the quality of the medical proof connecting your exposure to your injury.
Shiner Law Group evaluates mass tort claims for Boca residents and connects each client's case to the national litigation while treating it like what it is: an individual injury claim deserving individual attention — not a file in a settlement mill. You pay nothing unless we win.
No upfront cost, ever. Every case is handled on a strict contingency fee. Call (561) 777-7700 for a free, confidential consultation, available 24/7 from offices across Florida.
Why Mass Tort Clients Choose Shiner
Took the Drug? Had the Device? Find Out What Your Claim Is Worth.
Evidence disappears quickly — camera footage is overwritten, records are gathered by the defense, and witnesses move on. Call now for a free case review, available 24/7.
What to Do If You Were Exposed — Step by Step
The steps you take in the first hours and days can make or break your claim.
Get Medically Evaluated
Document your current condition and its connection to the exposure - diagnosis is the foundation of the claim.
Gather Proof of Use or Exposure
Prescriptions, pharmacy records, surgical records with device identifiers, receipts, or employment records.
Preserve the Product if You Have It
Devices, packaging, lot numbers - physical evidence strengthens individual claims.
Write Down Your Timeline
When use began, when symptoms appeared, when you connected the two - discovery timing affects deadlines.
Don't Accept Early Offers
Settlement programs price silence cheaply before lawyers value claims. Sign nothing first.
Call Shiner Law Group
(561) 777-7700. Free evaluation of whether your exposure and injuries qualify - and what your claim is actually worth.
How Mass Tort Litigation Works
Understanding the structure protects you from being processed instead of represented.
Mass Tort vs. Class Action
Class actions pool identical small harms into one recovery. Mass torts preserve individual claims with individual damages — essential when injuries range from mild to catastrophic.
The MDL Process
Federal courts consolidate pretrial proceedings — discovery of corporate documents, expert science, bellwether trials — then individual claims resolve through settlement programs or trial. Bellwether outcomes set the market for everyone.
Deadlines Are Layered
Statutes of limitations, discovery rules, and litigation-specific registration windows all apply — and public awareness of a drug-injury link can start clocks running. Early evaluation costs nothing; waiting can cost the claim.
Dangerous Drugs & Devices, By the Numbers
Adverse drug events send about 1.3 million Americans to emergency departments every year, according to the CDC — and consolidated mass tort litigation now makes up a majority of the pending federal civil caseload, per Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation statistics.
1.3 Million ER Visits a Year
CDC data attributes about 1.3 million U.S. emergency department visits annually to adverse drug events — harm at population scale.
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
A Majority of the Federal Docket
Multidistrict litigation has made up a majority of pending federal civil cases in recent years — dangerous products at scale have reshaped the court system itself.
Source: U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation statistics
Hundreds of FDA Recalls
The FDA announces hundreds of drug and device recall actions every year — many arriving only after years of injuries.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement reports
Categories of Mass Tort Litigation
Specific litigations open and close; the categories persist. If your exposure fits one, it's worth a free evaluation.
We'll tell you honestly whether a claim exists — and its realistic value.
Dangerous Prescription Drugs
Medications with undisclosed cardiovascular, cancer, or organ risks
Defective Medical Devices
Implants, meshes, and hardware that fail inside the body
Toxic Exposures
Contaminated water, chemicals, and occupational exposures with long latency
Consumer Products
Widely sold products linked to cancer or serious injury
Environmental Contamination
Community-scale exposure from industrial sources
Recalled Products at Scale
Failures affecting thousands of the same unit
Harms We Represent
- Cancers linked to drugs and exposures
- Organ damage and failure
- Cardiovascular injuries
- Device failure requiring revision surgery
- Neurological injuries
- Reproductive harm
- Chronic illness from toxic exposure
- Wrongful death
What Can You Recover?
Lifetime Medical Care
Surgeries, rehabilitation, equipment, medication, and attendant care — projected across a lifetime by life-care planning experts
Home & Vehicle Modifications
Accessible housing, ramps, lifts, and adapted transportation
Lost Earning Capacity
The career and income the injury took — calculated by economists, not guessed
Attendant & Nursing Care
Daily assistance costs that often exceed the medical bills themselves
Pain & Suffering
The permanent human cost — physical pain, emotional distress, and loss of independence
Family & Consortium Losses
The impact on spouses and families whose lives change alongside the victim's
Insurance Companies You May Deal With — and What They Don't Want You to Know
Every major insurer operating in Florida uses the same playbook: delay, deny, and minimize. Understanding it is the first step to defeating it.
State Farm
Florida's largest auto insurer, known for aggressive comparative fault assignments and slow payment approvals
GEICO
High claim volume across Florida, with quick lowball offers designed to close claims early
Progressive
Sophisticated systems that use recorded statements to build comparative fault cases against claimants
Allstate
Known for claims software that systematically undervalues soft tissue and pain and suffering damages
USAA
Serves military families with a fair-dealing reputation but standard delay tactics on larger claims
Travelers
Common commercial-vehicle insurer with aggressive defense of truck and delivery claims
Liberty Mutual
Frequently disputes causation in soft-tissue claims, requiring thorough medical documentation
Nationwide
Uses early recorded-statement requests to lock in accounts before injuries are fully known
The most important thing to know: the defense starts building its case before you have spoken to an attorney. Shiner Law Group levels this from day one. Call (561) 777-7700 before giving anyone a statement.
Shiner Law Group — Millions Recovered for Injured Floridians
Results from our Florida practice. Every case is different, and past results do not guarantee future outcomes — they reflect the caliber of representation we bring to every case.
Volusia County
Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County
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Across Florida
Why Injured Floridians Choose Shiner Law Group
Real Case Valuation
We calculate all damages — current and future, economic and non-economic — not just the obvious bills. No element of your claim is left on the table.
Leverage That Works
We counter delay tactics and lowball offers with evidence, expert analysis, and the credible threat of trial.
Statewide Presence
Offices across Florida — Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Pierce, Orlando, Wellington, Lakeland & more — with home and hospital visits anywhere in the state.
No Win, No Fee
Zero upfront cost, no retainer, no consultation fee. Our fee comes from the recovery, so our incentive matches yours.
David Shiner has represented injury victims throughout Florida since 2002, and his firm has recovered more than $500 million for injured clients and their families. Every case is handled on a strict No Win, No Fee basis. Call (561) 777-7700 for a free, confidential consultation.
Headquartered in Boca Raton — Serving All of South Florida
Our headquarters is right here in Boca Raton — and home and hospital visits are available throughout South Florida. Call (561) 777-7700, available 24/7.
Boca Mass Tort Questions Answered
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I saw a TV ad about a drug I took. How do I know if I qualify?+
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