When you started taking Ozempic, you expected weight loss and better blood sugar control. You didn’t expect severe gastrointestinal complications that would disrupt your life. Unfortunately, many patients have suffered side effects like gastroparesis, intestinal blockages, and ileus that were allegedly not adequately disclosed by manufacturers. If you’ve experienced these complications, you may be entitled to compensation through an Ozempic lawsuit to help cover the damages associated with serious health issues.
Past and Future Medical Expenses
When you file an Ozempic lawsuit, you can seek recovery for all medical expenses related to your injury. These include emergency room visits, hospital stays, surgical procedures, medication costs, and any other necessary treatments. Your claim can cover both expenses you’ve already incurred and projected future medical costs. This might include ongoing treatment, potential surgeries, rehabilitation services, and long-term care needs that medical experts determine will be necessary throughout your recovery journey.
Physical Pain and Emotional Suffering
Ozempic complications can have a significant impact on your physical and emotional well-being. Severe gastrointestinal issues can cause excruciating physical discomfort, chronic pain, and dramatically reduced quality of life. Additionally, you may have endured significant emotional distress, including anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Your lawsuit can address this harm by providing compensation for pain and suffering. Insurers and courts use different methods to calculate these damages; two of the most common are the per diem and the multiplier methods. The per diem approach assigns a daily dollar amount to your suffering and multiplies it by the number of days you’ve experienced or are expected to experience pain. The multiplier method takes your economic damages (medical bills and lost wages) and multiplies them by a factor between 1.5 and 5, depending on the severity of your injuries.
Lost Income During Recovery and Treatment
Gastrointestinal complications from Ozempic often require extensive recovery time, preventing you from working and earning income. Your lawsuit can seek compensation for all lost wages during your treatment and recovery period. This includes salary, bonuses, commissions, and other employment benefits you missed while unable to work. If your injuries resulted in reduced earning capacity or forced career changes, you may also qualify for compensation covering the difference between what you would have earned without the injury and what you can earn now or in the future.
Other Damages Associated with Ozempic Complications
Your lawsuit may cover many other expenses depending on your situation. These might include:
- The cost of specialized diets and nutritional needs
- Home modifications if your mobility was affected
- Transportation expenses to medical appointments
- Assistance with household services you can no longer perform
An Ozempic lawsuit attorney can assess how these complications have affected your life and identify other avenues of compensation that you may qualify for. Then, they will carefully calculate the value of these damages and include them in your final award.
Recover the Compensation You Deserve with Estey & Bomberger, LLP
Are you facing unexpected complications from Ozempic? You may qualify for compensation for your medical expenses, lost wages, and pain caused by this medication. The attorneys at Estey & Bomberger are representing Ozempic patients nationwide who have suffered from undisclosed harm, and we can fight for your full recovery. Contact us at (800) 260-7197 to discuss your case and plan your next steps.