Thousands of people are left permanently injured or worse each year from the use of medical devices, whether due to design flaws in the device, manufacturing defects, or inherent and unreasonable risks of use which are not appropriately addressed by adequate warnings. Attorneys at Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman have extensive experience litigating cases on behalf of consumers injured by defective medical devices.
Our attorneys have successfully litigated cases involving injuries from breast implants; tempormandibular joint (TMJ) implants; as well as hip, knee and other joint implants. Our attorneys have also represented clients injured as a result of latex glove allergies. Currently, the firm is involved in several medical device cases, including one involving a heart catheter and another concerning a surgical stapler.
RPWB attorneys successfully resolved large numbers of claims brought on behalf of plaintiffs who alleged that exposure to elevated levels of allergenic proteins in natural rubber latex gloves caused them to develop serious and dangerous allergic responses. Our attorneys handled these complex product liability cases in state and federal courts throughout the nation, including the federal multi-district litigation styled as
In Re: Latex Gloves Products Liability, MDL Docket No. 1148, set in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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