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.
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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 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.
Associated Press, "Medtronic
Sued Over Recalled Device"
A man who claims he received 47 unneeded
jolts from his implanted defibrillator is suing Medtronic over the broken
wires the company is recalling. Plaintiffs Leonard Stavish and Kelly
Luisi seek class-action status in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis
as representatives of people they say were hurt. The lawsuit's allegations
include emotional distress and negligence, and it seeks restitution,
disgorgement of profits, and punitive damages.
Medtronic Inc., maker of
pacemakers and other heart devices, has acknowledged that wires connecting
its implantable defibrillators to patient hearts break more often than
it expected. It said five deaths may be linked to the broken wires. Medtronic
said some 235,000 people have the Sprint Fidelis lead wires. Medtronic
spokesman Rob Clark did not immediately return a phone message seeking
comment.
Attorneys for Stavish claim his defibrillator had to be removed because
he got 47 jolts he didn't need. They said the device was replaced with
another defibrillator and a new set of Sprint Fidelis wires. The lawsuit
also said Luisi went to the emergency room after experiencing "frightening
episodes of unnecessary shocks." At the hospital, Luisi's defibrillator "began
delivering unnecessary shocks over and over again," after someone
from Medtronic used an instrument to check her device, according to the
lawsuit. The wires were removed a month later.
Removing the wires can be dangerous because it may tear at scar tissue.
The lawsuit said Luisi was forced to have her wires removed, "scarring
her already fragile heart, and forcing her to undergo additional and
unnecessary complicated surgery."
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