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There are a number of problems with such a suit. First, if the rash cleared up and you have no permanent problems, your damages may not be sufficient to justify such a suit (the expenses of such a suit may exceed what you recover). Second, the fact that you took the pill and later had this reaction does not prove the pill caused it. It might be the most likely cause, but I think you would need more. You may need to have a doctor test for allergic reaction to the various ingredients in the pill. third, having an allergic reaction to a vitamin in of itself does not make the manufacturer or seller liable. You would have to show that the vitamin is unreasonably dangerous. In this case, it would probably involve showing that the pill contained and ingredient that causes this same reaction to a significant percentage of the population as a whole.

For one thing there is a thee year statute of limitations (or possibly even one year) that started on your eighteenth birthday? Are you still timely? Second, unless your parents are multimillionaires no lawyer is going to take the case.

The statute of limitations for injuries in an auto accident in Oregon is two years from the date of injury. That means the lawsuit must be filed within that period and served on the defendant within 60 days after that. Otherwise you lose your right to recover from the negligent party.