The law in most states -- called products liability law -- provides consumers with legal claims for products that do not perform as advertised or were defectively designed, manufactured, or labeled.
Under products liability law, if a defective product caused a personal injury, consumers may file a lawsuit seeking compensation for their pain and suffering, medical expenses, lost wages and punitive damages.
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- Our lawyers have years of experience successfully representing clients in personal injury cases.
- There is no charge or obligation for our review of your case.
- In death and serious injury cases, we are pleased to visit you where you live, at no cost, to discuss your legal rights and answer your questions.
- We have retained product safety and medical experts nationwide to assist our clients with their claims.
Examples of personal injury lawsuits that Lieff Cabraser has prosecuted include cases involving prescription drugs with dangerous, undisclosed side effects, defective medical devices, SUVs and other vehicles at risk for rollover accidents, and airplane crashes and disasters.
The following is a review of several common types of personal injury lawsuits.
Case Study - Prescription Drugs Causing Personal Injuries
Since 1992, Lieff Cabraser has litigated 42 separate cases in which $100 million or more in jury verdicts were rendered or settlements were reached, including 11 cases valued at $1 billion or more.
We have successfully represented clients across America in many of the most prominent personal injury and products liability cases in the U.S. over the past decade. For example, the United States District Court appointed Lieff Cabraser to the Plaintiffs' Management Committee to organize and direct all Fen-Phen cases filed in federal court. The case resulted in a $4.75 billion class action settlement with American Home Products Corporation that received final judicial approval in 2002.
We have represented a number of Fen-Phen-exposed patients in individual lawsuits who have developed related illnesses including primary pulmonary hypertension and heart valve damage. We dedicate substantial resources on behalf of and attention to these clients and are available for confidential consultations for anyone who ingested these drugs, sold as Redux and Pondimin.
Case Study - Defective Medical Devices Causing Personal Injuries
Once we accept a personal injury case, we zealously pursue as favorable a settlement or recovery at trial for our clients as permitted under the law. We are committed to bringing all of our resources to bear to ensure justice for our clients.
The leadership we displayed in the Sulzer hip and knee litigation is characteristic of our determination and tenacity in advancing our clients' interests. In December 2000, Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc., recalled almost 30,000 hip implants, followed in May 2001 with a notification of failures with its knee implant. Sulzer announced in August 2001 that it had reached an approximately $700 million settlement with certain plaintiffs' counsel in which patients who needed surgery to replace their faulty implants would have received only $57,500 in cash and stock.
Utilizing our expertise to evaluate the insurance policies and other assets available to Sulzer, we strongly objected to the proposed settlement as inadequate. Subsequently, we helped negotiate a revised settlement with Sulzer valued at more than $1 billion. In May 2002, the Court granted final approval to the revised settlement that provided patients who needed corrective surgery at least $200,000 in cash, minus attorneys' fees.
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Lieff Cabraser's Personal Injury Cases
We have created the website Personal Injury Lawyer America, which describes the legal rights and cases for persons injured by the negligence of others, or by a contaminated or defective product or medical device.
The following is a partial list of our current personal injury cases:
- Rollover Accidents and other Vehicle Injuries
We represent families of loved ones who died in rollover accidents involving the Ford Explorer SUV and 15 Passenger Vans, along with plaintiffs in Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler and Ford vehicle "park to reverse" cases
- Medtronic Heart Lead Recall
We represent heart patients, from seniors to children, who received defective defibrillator leads manufactured by Medtronic Inc. Our clients' leads fractured resulting in them suffering repetitive and devastating electrical shocks.
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Injury
Learn about dangers of carbon monoxide and how to protect your family. Persons injured by carbon monoxide may submit their claim for review.
- Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Side Effects
Lieff Cabraser represents individuals and the families of individuals across America who have been become seriously ill or have died after the use of the Ortho Evra birth control patch.
- Popcorn Workers Lung
We are investigating claims by workers in the popcorn and snack industries who have developed lung injuries due to exposure to artificial butter flavoring fumes in their factories.
- Vioxx Side Effect Injuries
Patients regularly taking Vioxx face twice the risk of a heart attack as patients not taking Vioxx, and the risk for patients with cardiovascular issues is heightened five-fold. Lieff Cabraser is representing patients harmed by Vioxx in lawsuits across America.
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About Lieff Cabraser
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP is a fifty-plus attorney law firm that has represented plaintiffs nationwide since 1972. We have offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. We represent plaintiffs in class and group actions and in individual lawsuits in cases involving substantial losses. For the last six years, the National Law Journal has selected Lieff Cabraser as one of the top plaintiffs' law firms in the nation.
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