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Medtronic Heart Lead Recall | Medtronic Recall FAQ
Quick Facts on the Recall | Know Your Legal Rights
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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.

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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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Medtronic Heart Lead Recall
Attorney Profile

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Lieff Cabraser Attorney Eric B. Fastiff

Eric B. Fastiff

Partner

San Francisco

Practice Areas Include: Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Commercial Litigation, International and Human Rights

E-Mail:

efastiff@lchb.com

Phone:

(415) 956-1000

Fax:

(415) 956-1008

vCard:

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Bar Information

Admitted to practice in California, 1996; District of Columbia, 1997; U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Federal Circuit; U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Education

Cornell Law School (J.D., 1995); Editor-in-Chief, Cornell International Law Journal; London School of Economics (M.Sc.(Econ.), 1991); Tufts University (B.A., cum laude, magno cum honore in thesi, 1990).

Prior Employment

Law Clerk to Hon. James T. Turner, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1995-1996.

Publications

Co-Editor, California Class Actions Practice and Procedures (Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Editor-in-Chief, 2003-2007); Coordinating Editor and Co-Author of California section of the ABA State Class Action Survey (2003-07); Author, “US Generic Drug Litigation Update,” 1 Journal of Generic Medicines 212 (2004); Author, "The Proposed Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Civil and Commercial Judgments: A Solution to Butch Reynolds's Jurisdiction and Enforcement Problems," 28 Cornell International Law Journal 469 (1995).

Member

State Bar of California; District of Columbia Bar Association; Bar Association of San Francisco; Bar of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims; Editorial Board Member, Journal of Generic Medicines, 2003-present.

  
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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.

To learn more about the advantages our lawyers offer clients in personal injury and wrongful death cases, click here.

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