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Lieff Cabraser's Personal Injury and
Wrongful Death Practice Area

  
The laws of most states provide remedies for personal injuries caused by the negligence of other, including compensation for pain and suffering, lost wages and past and future medical expenses.
A personal injury action is a lawsuit brought by an individual who has suffered physical or mental harm as the result of the wrongful conduct of another. A wrongful death action is a lawsuit brought by a deceased person's family or beneficiaries that alleges the death was attributable to the willful or negligent act of another.
Since our founding in 1972, we have handled and resolved thousands of personal injury and wrongful death cases in state and federal courts throughout the country. Currently, we are prosecuting scores of lawsuits involving injuries and deaths resulting from all types of negligent conduct and design defects, including cases arising out of air disasters and vehicle rollover accidents. We are also representing patients who received defective medical devices, contaminated blood products, and prescription drugs with undisclosed, dangerous side effects.
For example, Lieff Cabraser has successfully represented scores of clients who suffered serious heart or lung damage after ingesting the diet drugs fenfluramine (Pondimin) and/or dexfenfluramine (Redux), popularly known as "Fen-Phen."
In California, we were appointed to the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee in the California Coordinated Fen-Phen Proceedings. We were also appointed to the Plaintiffs' Management Committee to organize and direct all Fen-Phen cases filed in federal court.
On August 28, 2000, in the federal diet drug cases, the United States District Court approved a settlement with American Home Products Corporation, the manufacturer of two diet drugs, valued at $4.75 billion for up to six million consumers. Our attorneys continue to represent fen-phen patients who have developed serious injuries.
To learn about our current product liability and defective medical device and drug cases, click here.
To contact an attorney at Lieff Cabraser experienced in defective medical device cases, click here.
Statutes of Limitation Notice
Persons seeking to preserve any potential legal claims for allegedly dangerous and/or defective medications should contact an attorney promptly because all states have mandatory time periods (called "statutes of limitation") in which lawsuits must be filed. Otherwise, a person's claims may be forever barred. In some states, the statute of limitations period for filing personal injury claims is only one year from the date of injury.
Important Note: This summary is intended to provide a basic overview of typical cases of our firm. It is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. This summary does not intend to create, nor does receipt of this summary create, an attorney-client relationship. Please read our disclaimer.
About Lieff Cabraser
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP is a sixty-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 seven years, the National Law Journal has selected Lieff Cabraser as one of the top plaintiffs' law firms in the nation.
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