Defective Medical Products
RPWB is nationally recognized for representing individuals who have been harmed by medical devices and pharmaceutical drugs.
Our attorneys have successfully represented thousands of people hurt by defective medical devices. We are strong advocates for the industry to be better regulated so that only safe devices are brought to market. RPWB has the experience, reputation, skill and capacity for leading these large, complex cases against powerful corporations and the nation’s top defense attorneys.
RPWB is currently accepting cases involving the following medical devices:
- Exactech Knee & Ankle Implants
- Ethicon Physiomesh
- Transvaginal mesh products manufactured by Boston Scientific, Ethicon, American Medical Systems, C.R. Bard, Inc., and Coloplast Corporation.
- Bair Hugger
- Stockert 3T (hospital infections)
Why Choose RPWB
We are nationally recognized for representing individuals who have been harmed by medical devices and pharmaceutical drugs. U.S. News & World Report lists us as a 2022 Best Law Firm in the areas of products liability and personal injury litigation. We are a top-listed plaintiff product liability firm as rated by Best Lawyers in America.
RPWB has substantial national experience with products liability litigation against drug makers and medical device manufacturers. We served on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for a consolidated action involving the Norplant contraceptive system and worked on the national multidistrict litigation against the manufacturers of hip and jaw implants.
RPWB attorneys have been appointed lead counsel of seven nationwide multidistrict litigations in recent years. We currently serve or have recently served on various National Plaintiffs’ Steering Committees for consolidated litigation involving: 3M Combat Arms Military Earplugs, Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFF) Products Liability Litigation, Baycol®, Chantix®, Lipitor®, Ortho Evra®, Phenylpropanolamine (PPA), Rezulin® and Zyprexa®.
Our work has resulted in large settlements. We were heavily involved in national litigation against several manufacturers of breast implants for selling defective products, including a prominent role in the MDL against Dow Corning that resulted in a $3.2 billion settlement for 400,000 women.
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