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Hip Replacement Patients Researching Metal-on-Metal Hip Dangers Surged in 2011, According to Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff
Hip Replacement Patients Researching Metal-on-Metal Hip Dangers Surged in 2011, According to Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff
Sacramento, California (PRWEB) January 11, 2012
According to the medical device lawyers at Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff, 2010 brought what New York Times* recently called “the most widespread medical implant failure in decades.” 2011 brought widespread interest in the effects of cobalt and chromium toxicity. And 2012 could usher in one of the largest payouts in orthopedic device history.
The DePuy ASR hip replacement system was recalled in August 2010 due to a flaw in the design that caused excessive friction between the metal parts, releasing cobalt and chromium ions into the patients’ blood stream. In many hip replacement patients, this resulted in higher infection rates, the formation of “pseudo tumors” and the rejection of the hip implant itself. Since then, other metal-on-metal hip implants have come under scrutiny by the FDA and claims have arisen involving another DePuy metal hip, the DePuy Pinnacle system. In May of 2011, the FDA required 21 manufacturers of metal hips to participate in post market surveillance studies and gather blood test results of their patients’ cobalt and chromium levels.
According to medical device lawyers at Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff, who developed a website that specifically addresses the implications of high cobalt and chromium blood levels, web traffic surged as patients anxiously researched the potential dangers of their metal-on-metal hip replacements. Since they launched http://www.cobalt-chromium-toxicity.com last March, the site has received over 875,000 hits and their online videos have received over 16,000 views from concerned patients and their loved ones trying to understand the meaning of their high cobalt blood levels.
“We’ve never seen anything quite like this,” says medical device lawyer Stuart Talley. “The device was recalled over a year ago, but many patients are only recently becoming aware of their cobalt and chromium blood levels and the implications to their health.”
According to Talley, they set up the cobalt toxicity website after interviewing an expert in metal toxicology in an effort to answer the many questions their clients were asking.
“Nobody’s giving them direct answers, and the medical data unfortunately hasn’t been widely circulated on the internet,” Talley explained. “So we took matters into our own hands by contacting experts, attending conferences and researching medical journals to find the answers our clients were seeking.”
As patients learn more about their cobalt and chromium blood levels, speculation has begun to buzz about how much this will cost the hip replacement manufacturers. Forbes Magazine** ran a story last month predicting that Johnson & Johnson (parent company to DePuy) and Zimmer Holdings, two of the main manufacturers of metal-on-metal hip implants, may end up paying out over $ 5 billion in settlements and legal costs arising from hip replacement lawsuits.
Patients who have received a metal hip implant, particularly the recalled DePuy ASR or the all metal version of the DePuy Pinnacle, are encouraged to discuss their situation with a medical device lawyer before it’s too late to make a claim. Most states have time limits that restrict how long a person can wait after they learned of their medical issue before making a claim against the negligent party, and for many this time is drawing near.
Additionally, for patients concerned about their cobalt or chromium blood levels, this article explains the proper protocol for requesting cobalt and chromium blood testing from a laboratory: http://www.cobalt-chromium-toxicity.com/accurate-cobalt-chromium-testing.html
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*http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/28/business/the-high-cost-of-failing-artificial-hips.html?hp
**http://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2011/12/28/will-flawed-all-metal-hip-replacements-cost-jj-and-zimmer-5-billion/
Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff represents individuals and businesses in personal injury lawsuits, insurance bad faith cases, product liability cases and class action lawsuits. They have demonstrated their ability to devote substantial resources in pharmaceutical lawsuits, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, consumer fraud, defective medical devices and wage and hour lawsuits, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in recoveries for their clients and the classes they have represented.
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Steven Malman & Associates Ends 2011 With New Hires
Steven Malman & Associates Ends 2011 With New Hires
Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) January 04, 2012
The Chicago-based Law Offices of Steven J. Malman & Associates PC is ending 2011 on a high note, announcing the addition of new attorneys and new support staff to its already impressive roster.
Launched in 1994 with just its namesake founder, one secretary and one assistant, Malman Law announced this week the addition of several new paralegals and administrative staff. In addition to the four new attorneys added throughout the course of 2011, the firm now includes seven attorneys and over a dozen paralegals and administrative staffers.
“It was just me, my secretary and an assistant when I went into private practice 17 years ago,” noted Steven Malman, who first started practicing when he graduated from the School of Law at Loyola University-Chicago and passed the bar exam exactly two decades ago. “I added my first associate a few years later, and then a second a few years after that. But things really started picking up a few years ago.”
The attorney partially credited a strong advertising program for the steady flow of business that ushered his firm through the Great Recession, not only facilitating but necessitating the staff escalations. All told, Malman Law has successfully resolved over 8,000 cases since 1994 (it boasts a 95 percent out-of-court settlement rate), and with this year proving to be the busiest in the firm’s history – it took on and completed more cases, and collected a higher valuation of settlements, than ever before – its founder specifically cited those marketing efforts.
“We’re totally committed to advertising,” Steven Malman said. “We’re probably the second-largest television advertiser in Chicago, and probably the largest Internet advertiser. There’s no doubt that commitment has paid off.”
But the biggest factor in his firm’s growth, the attorney added, has been the exemplary customer service provided by his lawyers and other staffers, leading to “tons of personal referrals from our current and older clients.”
“A good third of our business is referrals from existing clients, and I can’t think of a better endorsement for the work done by our staff,” he said. “We have great customer service that focuses on our clients and makes it as easy as possible on them, and that shows in the impressive number of word-of-mouth referrals we receive.”
“We’ll go out to see clients so they don’t have to come to us,” Steven Malman added. “We’ll always put their needs first and address their concerns as best we can. This is an unbelievably dedicated staff, including the recent hires and those who’ve been with me for years, and they really do care about every client’s wellbeing. And clients know they can contact me personally. I’m always available.”
With about a third of his staff dedicated to cases of neglect and abuse in nursing homes, a third focused on workers’ compensation claims (a booming practice area during the recession, Malman noted, with more workers losing their jobs) and a third concentrating on other personal injury cases (everything from automobile accidents to dog bites), the attorney is planning several further additions in 2012.
Adding to a notable staff that already included a former physician (and law school graduate) who provides expert medical reviews, Malman this year brought in a former defense attorney who previously represented nursing homes. Next year, he’ll be looking to introduce two new attorneys and “at least” two additional paralegals, all focused on other specific areas.
“As long as the demand is there, we’ll keep growing,” Steven Malman said. “And the demand is definitely there. We have a team of 20 dedicated professionals now, including seven attorneys, and we’ll keep adding to it, as much as necessary, to ensure that we can not only bring the proper legal resources to bear on every case, but that our customer service remains an example throughout the legal profession.
“It all starts with customer service,” he added. “That’s what’s made this firm so successful, and what will continue to drive our success in the future.”
About Malman Law
Attorney Steven Malman is a graduate of the University of Iowa and a 1991 graduate of the School of Law at Loyola University-Chicago. He launched the Law Offices of Steven J. Malman & Associates PC in 1994 and has grown the firm to include seven attorneys and over a dozen paralegals and support staff. Malman Law has successfully resolved over 8,000 cases, primarily in the areas of workers’ compensation and personal injury. With 95 percent of its cases settled out of court and numerous seven-digit personal injury verdicts to its credit, the firm is one the most successful serving Illinois’ Cook, Will, Dupage and Lake counties.
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Four Attorneys of Demorest Law Firm, PLLC Named ?Super Lawyers? for 2011
Four Attorneys of Demorest Law Firm, PLLC Named “Super Lawyers” for 2011
Royal Oak, MI (PRWEB) November 16, 2011
The selection of “Super Lawyers” is based on a survey of thousands of fellow lawyers in the state of Michigan. Michigan Super Lawyers identifies the top 5 percent of attorneys in the state, as chosen by their peers and through independent research.
Mark Demorest was named as a Super Lawyer for business law, and has been for every year since 2007.
Dave Nykanen has been selected as a Super Lawyer for real estate law again. He has been selected each year since 2008.
John Holmquist has been named a Super Lawyer for labor and employment law once again. He has received this honor every year since 2006.
Melissa Demorest was named as a “Rising Star” in the area of business law for the second consecutive year. This category is for lawyers who have been practicing less than ten years. No more than 2.5% of the lawyers in a state may be named to the Rising Stars list.
About Demorest Law Firm
Clients choose Demorest Law Firm, PLLC because of its reputation for developing creative, effective solutions to their legal problems. With a strong emphasis on developing long-term relationships with clients, the firm takes a practical approach to the practice of law, helping its business and individual clients establish and build their businesses, avoid pitfalls and resolve any disputes that may arise.
Their attorneys pride themselves on giving each client the close, personal attention necessary to resolve problems creatively and efficiently, while still maintaining the highest level of skill and expertise.
Serving as general counsel to small and medium-sized businesses, and helping larger companies and other law firms with specific projects, Demorest Law Firm, PLLC, provides a full range of legal services for businesses. They have particular expertise in the areas of business law, litigation, employment law, real estate matters, tax planning, tax disputes, estate planning, probate matters, construction law, condemnation, inverse condemnation and sports law.
They strive to understand each client’s business goals and objectives, allowing them to provide more efficient and effective legal solutions to their clients. They know that using the same lawyer’s services again and again is the greatest compliment a client can give a lawyer, and they are proud to have represented many of their business clients for ten or fifteen years or more.
Demorest Law Firm, PLLC is a member of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms.
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Charleston, WV Personal Injury Attorney Tony O?Dell Named 2011 West Virginia Super Lawyer
Charleston, WV Personal Injury Attorney Tony O’Dell Named 2011 West Virginia Super Lawyer
Charleston, WV (PRWEB) June 17, 2011
Charleston, WV attorney Tony O’Dell of Tiano O’Dell has been named by West Virginia Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in West Virginia for 2011. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers.
Tony O’Dell has over 30 years of experience and was admitted to practice in West Virginia in 2011. Tony is an accomplished trial attorney, which is important if a trial is necessary to obtain justice for his clients. However, having an accomplished trial lawyer can make it easier to get your case resolved promptly by settlement without a trial. Tony believes that the civil justice system is in place not only to bring justice to those who have been wrongfully hurt or killed, but also to help make West Virginia communities safer.
The selections for this esteemed list are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of the Thomson Reuters, Legal division based in Eagan, MN. Each year, the research team at Super Lawyers undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check.
Thomson Reuters, Legal publishes Super Lawyers magazines across the country. In addition to the magazines, Thomson Reuters, Legal publishes newspaper inserts and magazine special sections devoted to Super Lawyers. In 2010, Super Lawyers reached more than 15 million readers.
Super Lawyers was first published in 1991 by Law & Politics and was acquired by Thomson Reuters, Legal in February 2010. Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. Super Lawyers can be found online at superlawyers.com where lawyers can be searched by practice area and location.
Both William M. Tiano and Tony L. O’Dell engage in open communication with their clients and are fully dedicated to resolving their legal matter. When you choose a Charleston attorney from Tiano O’Dell, your case will benefit from extensive legal training and considerable resources.
Attorneys at the law firm of Tiano O’Dell practice primarily in the following areas:
Car Accidents
Negligence
Insurance Bad Faith
Personal Injury
Wrongful Death / Accidental Death
When you are searching for an experienced Charleston attorney in West Virginia, you need to make sure that the lawyer has a solid reputation. The lawyers at Tiano O’Dell have built their reputation on providing each of their clients with the personalized attention they deserve.
The lawyers at Tiano O’Dell have more than 60 years of combined experience. For more information about the firm, please go to http://tolawfirm.com or call (304)-720-6700.
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Farmington Hills, MI Personal Injury Attorney Jeff Stewart Named 2011 Michigan Super Lawyer
Farmington Hills, MI Personal Injury Attorney Jeff Stewart Named 2011 Michigan Super Lawyer
Farmington Hills, MI (PRWEB) June 28, 2011
Farmington Hills, MI attorney Jeff Stewart of Seikaly & Stewart, P.C. has been named by Michigan Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in Michigan for 2011. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers.
Jeff Stewart has 35 years of experience and was admitted to practice in Michigan in 1975. Jeff has been a general trial practitioner throughout his career, handling cases in a broad variety of areas, including medical malpractice, legal malpractice, product liability, general personal injury, worker’s compensation and a wide spectrum of business litigation.
The selections for this esteemed list are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of the Thomson Reuters, Legal division based in Eagan, MN. Each year, the research team at Super Lawyers undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check.
Thomson Reuters, Legal publishes Super Lawyers magazines across the country. In addition to the magazines, Thomson Reuters, Legal publishes newspaper inserts and magazine special sections devoted to Super Lawyers. In 2010, Super Lawyers reached more than 15 million readers.
Super Lawyers was first published in 1991 by Law & Politics and was acquired by Thomson Reuters, Legal in February 2010. Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. Super Lawyers can be found online at superlawyers.com, where lawyers can be searched by practice area and location.
Jeff is a lifelong Michigan resident who has lived in the Detroit area all of his life. He graduated from the University of Detroit Jesuit High School in 1967, completed his undergraduate studies at Michigan State University, and graduated cum laude from the Wayne State University Law School in 1974. Jeff served on the School Board for the West Bloomfield School District for 24 years, holding the offices of President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary. Jeff also currently serves as a hearing panelist for the Michigan Attorney Discipline Board, and in that capacity has authored numerous opinions on individual discipline cases. Attorneys at law firm of Seikaly & Stewart, P.C. primarily in the following areas:
General personal injury
Medical malpractice
Legal malpractice
Product-related injuries
Governmental actions against business
Whether a case is filed in the State of Michigan or in almost any of the 48 contiguous states of the union, the odds are Bill Seikaly or Jeff Stewart have been there, in litigation, working with an expert witness or taking depositions.
Founded in 1995, the lawyers at Seikaly & Stewart, P.C. have more than 50 years of combined experience. For more information about the firm please go to http://www.seikalystewart.com or call 248-785-0102.
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Boston, MA Personal Injury Attorney Michael P. Thornton Named 2011 Massachusetts Super Lawyer
Boston, MA Personal Injury Attorney Michael P. Thornton Named 2011 Massachusetts Super Lawyer
Boston, MA (PRWEB) July 09, 2011
Boston, MA attorney Michael P. Thornton of Thornton & Naumes LLP has been named by Massachusetts Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in Massachusetts for 2011. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers.
The selections for this esteemed list are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of the Thomson Reuters, Legal division based in Eagan, MN. Each year, the research team at Super Lawyers undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check.
Thomson Reuters, Legal publishes Super Lawyers magazines across the country. In addition to the magazines, Thomson Reuters, Legal publishes newspaper inserts and magazine special sections devoted to Super Lawyers. In 2010, Super Lawyers reached more than 15 million readers.
Super Lawyers was first published in 1991 by Law & Politics and was acquired by Thomson Reuters, Legal in February 2010. Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. Super Lawyers can be found online at superlawyers.com where lawyers can be searched by practice area and location.
About Michael P. Thornton
Michael P. Thornton has 36 years of experience and was admitted to practice in Massachusetts in 1982. Michael Thornton is managing partner and co-founder of Thornton & Naumes. A nationally recognized expert on toxic tort litigation, Mr. Thornton graduated from Dartmouth College and Vanderbilt Law School. During the past decade, Mike has lead the firm to support many charitable causes; the most visible and important project involves cancer research. Mr. Thornton was approached by clinicians and researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital who were interested in studying mesothelioma, a then untreatable and invariably fatal form of asbestos-related cancer. After making a multi-year commitment from his own firm, Mr. Thornton helped to recruit several other donors.
About the Firm
Thornton & Naumes was founded in 1978 by Michael Thornton and two other attorneys doing groundbreaking work for victims of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. Now a leading injury law firm in Massachusetts and the largest plaintiff law firm in New England, the firm has 21 attorneys representing thousands of clients in a wide variety of plaintiff-side work. Attorneys at the law firm of Thornton & Naumes LLP primarily in the following areas, but are not limited to:
Mesothelioma /asbestos
Personal injury
Workers compensation
Drugs and medical devices
Wage, hour and overtime law
To serve clients in other geographical areas, they are affiliated with the American Legal Network, which is comprised of prestigious firms in all 50 states. In addition, Thornton & Naumes has strategic alliances with other prominent public health law firms who have also received national recognition for their work in asbestos-related litigation and other complex cases.
Founded in 1978, the lawyers at Thornton & Naumes LLP have hundreds of years of combined experience. For more information about the firm, please go to http://www.tenlaw.com or call 1-617-720-1333.
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Six Outten & Golden LLP Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers 2011
Six Outten & Golden LLP Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers 2011
New York, NY (PRWEB) August 16, 2010
Six lawyers at Outten & Golden LLP have been selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers in America 2011 (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, SC). Best Lawyers is a prestigious national list of attorneys selected through an exhaustive annual peer-review survey. For the 2011 edition, more that 39,000 leading practitioners cast more than 3.1 million votes based on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their legal specialty.
The O&G lawyers chosen in the category of Labor and Employment law are Wayne N. Outten, Anne Golden, Lawrence S. Moy, Adam T. Klein and Lewis M. Steel from the firm’s New York City office and Gary Phelan in the firm’s Westport, Connecticut office. Wayne Outten, managing partner of Outten & Golden, has been selected by Best Lawyers for more than 20 years consecutively and was selected as the 2010 Lawyer of the Year in Labor & Employment Law in New York.
Mr. Outten noted, “We are especially gratified by this recognition, given that we are a small firm focused on representing employees exclusively.”
Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice” Because of its rigorous and transparent methodology and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a tremendous honor. In fact, only a small percentage of lawyers evaluated ultimately make the list.
For media inquires contact Managing Partner Wayne N. Outten at (212) 245-1000.
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