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Clients represented by our firm filed the first personal injury lawsuits in the nation against Medtronic.

We have been appointed to a leadership role among plaintiffs' counsel in the litigation against Medtronic in federal court.

Our injury lawyers have years of experience successfully representing clients in personal injury cases. We provide each client with high-level individualized representation.

There is no charge or obligation for our review of your injury lawsuit.

We have retained product safety and medical experts nationwide to assist our clients with their claims.

In addition to a team of experienced lawyers, we have dedicated nurses, legal assistants and case clerks to assist our attorneys in the Medtronic recall litigation. Our firm has six full-time nurses, including ones with decades of experience working with heart patients.

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Lieff Cabraser represents persons across America injured by the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis heart lead. Click here to contact an experienced injury attorney at Lieff Cabraser for a free case evaluation. Or call us toll-free at 1-800-948-2181.

Medtronic News

Read excerpts from the latest news covering the Medtronic recall and lawsuits:

Read excerpts from the latest news covering the Medtronic recall and lawsuits

Lieff Cabraser had been investigating patient complaints concerning the Medtronic heart lead prior to the recall announced by Medtronic. On the same day as the recall, heart patients nationwide represented by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel filed separate personal injury and class action lawsuits against Medtronic.

May 16, 2008
"Heart Device Patients Often Unaware of Recalls"

May 7, 2008
"Medtronic to Cut About 1,100 Jobs"

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Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, is a fifty-plus attorney law firm with offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. We are a law firm that represents only plaintiffs. For over thirty years, our trial lawyers have successfully represented plaintiffs in individual, class and group cases in the fields of personal injury and mass torts, securities fraud, employment discrimination and unlawful employment practices, product defect, antitrust, consumer protection, aviation, environmental and toxic exposure, and human rights.

Our attorneys enjoy a national reputation for professional integrity and the successful prosecution of our clients' claims. We possess sophisticated legal skills and the financial resources necessary to handle large, complex cases, and to take on some of the world's largest corporations. For the last five years running, we have been ranked as one of the top plaintiffs' law firms in the United States by the National Law Journal.

We maintain a global network of websites:

Lieff Cabraser.com is our firm's main website providing information on our comprehensive and diverse practice, including the areas of law for:

Practice-Area Specific Websites:
- Global Aviation Law highlights our representation of victims and families of victims of aviation disasters, including airplane crashes and helicopter accidents in the United States and worldwide.
- Lieff Cabraser Securities profiles our legal services for investors who suffered losses due to securities fraud and other financial wrongdoing.
- Personal Injury Lawyer America provides extensive information from our trial lawyers for persons injured by the intentional or negligent conduct of another or by defective products, including faulty medical devices, dangerous prescription drugs and dangerous over-the-counter drugs.
- US Auto Injury Law contains government vehicle safety recommendations, as well as explanations from our trial attorneys on why manufacturers are liable for SUV rollover accidents, 15 passenger van crashes, tire tread separations and other types of car accidents and fires.

Lawsuit-Specific Websites:
- Employment/Employee Rights Cases:
  - AFjustice.com describes the settlement of the employment class action lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch for discriminating against African-American, Latino and Asian-American employees and job applicants.
  - American Family Overtime Lawsuit provides information on the class action suit against American Family by workers for overtime pay.
  - Cintas Gender Discrimination Suit summarizes a lawsuit against Cintas for allegedly denying sales and driving positions to women.
  - Costco Gender Discrimination Lawsuit offers information on the class action lawsuit relating to CostCo's alleged discrimination against women seeking management positions.
  - Federal Express Race Discrimination summarizes the class action suit against FedEx Express for alleged race discrimination against Latino and African-American hourly employees.
  - Race and Color Class Action Settlement with Morgan Stanley provides information on the settlement reached in our race discrimination case against Morgan Stanley.
  - Smith Barney Gender Discrimination summarizes the gender discrimination claims against Smith Barney by female financial advisors.
  - Wells Fargo Overtime Wages Class Action describes a suit against Wells Fargo for allegedly denying overtime compensation to business system automation and production support workers.
- Personal Injury Cases:
  - Butter Flavoring Lung Injuries reviews health risks posed by the flavoring agent, diacetyl. Dangers include the fatal lung disease bronchitis obliterans.
  - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Lawsuits provides safety tips on how to avoid the "invisible killer" of CO poisoning.
  - Guidant Recall Lawsuit describes personal injury lawsuits charging negligence by Guidant for manufacturing defective medical devices, including defibrillators and pacemakers.
  - International Blood Factor Hemophilia Litigation describes Lieff Cabraser's representation of persons with hemophilia who contracted HIV and/or Hepatitis C after blood transfusions.
  - Medtronic Heart Lead Recall offers information for heart patients, from seniors to children, who received defective defibrillator leads manufactured by Medtronic Inc.
  - Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Stroke Side Effects provides detailed information on the risk of strokes and blood clots from the birth control patch and on the legal rights of women who suffered severe adverse effects from Ortho Evra.
  - Switch Fires provides clear, concise information on switch fires linked to allegedly defective cruise control switches on various Ford vehicles.
    - en Espanol - Incendio en Switch
  - Vioxx Injury Legal Resources highlights the litigation against Merck due to heart attacks and strokes suffered by Vioxx patients.
  - Yamaha Rhino Rollover and Recall
- Antitrust/Other:
  - Citgo Price-Fixing Lawsuit provides information on the lawsuit alleging that Citgo has conspired with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), to fix the price of gasoline and other oil-based products in the United States.

Lieff Global, LLP -- Lieff Cabraser is affiliated with the law firm Lieff Global, LLP. Lieff Global is an AV-rated law firm with offices in San Francisco and New York, and affiliate offices worldwide. Lieff Global grew out of the rapid expansion of the international and aviation practices at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, which Robert L. Lieff founded in 1972. Lieff Global maintains the following websites:

Lieff Global.com -- main website for the Lieff Global firm.
Global Aviation Law highlights Lieff Global's representation of victims and families of victims of aviation disasters, including airplane crashes and helicopter accidents in the United States and worldwide.
Global Justice Forum -- Lieff Cabraser and Lieff Global, LLP, will host Global Justice Forum 2008 in San Francisco, California in the Fall of 2008. Lawyers from over 25 countries on 6 continents attended the Forums in 2007 and created a network of counsel worldwide.

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About Lieff Cabraser

Founded in 1972, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP is an over fifty attorney law firm with offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. For the last five years, the National Law Journal has recognized Lieff Cabraser as one of the top plaintiff law firms in America.

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