Legal Question in Product Liability in Minnesota
right to speedy trial
say a plaintiff sues a drug company for hiding side-effects of their product. but this plaintiff has a degenerative brain disease, and to receive justice, time is of the essence. usually these companies want to delay the process as much as possible, but in this case they have an even greater motive to do so. what can the plaintiff do to ensure that the process is not dragged out indefinitely?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: right to speedy trial
Very little. Unfortunately, our justice system allows both sides a significant amount of time to "discover" (investigate) all aspects of the case. This can involve exchanging thousands of pages of exhibits, taking many depositions, talking to witnesses to learn the facts, etc. Also, pre-trial motions, mediations, arbitrations, and other hearing types must often occur before the trial, and these can take months or years. Place on top of that the fact that the court budgets have been slashed ridiculously low, making courts flooded with cases and not enough judges, and you can see that it's very difficult for a case to be brought to trial quickly.
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