MEDICAL DEVICE, MASS TORT AND PHARMACEUTICAL LITIGATION

 

For virtually a decade, O’Brien & Ryan, LLP served as liaison counsel between Pennsylvania plastic and reconstructive surgeons in the national silicone breast implant litigation and the courts. We were one of the most active firms in the Pennsylvania consolidated breast implant litigation, working for the defense of plastic surgeons involved in those mass tort lawsuits. We represented healthcare provider defendants in over two hundred cases. Of those cases, we successfully tried to verdict two breast implant cases, including the first in the state.

Additionally, attorneys of the firm have served as counsel for physicians in the pedicle screw litigation and pharmaceutical litigation cases including Fen-Phen, Rezulin, Baycol, Celexa and Vioxx. In these capacities, we have accumulated experience not only in medical device and pharmaceutical litigation, but in the particulars of mass tort litigation. Our firm has worked with the courts to develop systems for becoming proficient in case management and discovery including obtaining, organizing and utilizing massive numbers of manufacturer documents and manufacturer employee depositions produced through the course of consolidated and multi-district litigation, in both hard copy and electronic form.

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O'Brien & Ryan News

Dismissal of All Claims for Insurance Agent

In a case involving a claim of professional negligence against an insurance agent filed in Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, Anthony P. DeMichele obtained a voluntary dismissal for his client. In the lawsuit, the plaintiff claimed that his insurance agent...

Arbitration Award for General Contractor

Marshall L. Schwartz obtained an arbitration award in favor of a general contractor in a Montgomery County construction litigation matter. The defendant, and owner of the property at issue, failed to make payment under the contract. The matter proceeded to arbitration...

Procedural Rules Amended to Protect Attorney-Expert Communications

The recent split Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that created a definitive barrier to the discovery of attorney-expert communications is now officially part of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.  The Court approved an amendment to Rule 4003.5 of the...

Heather Hansen & Alexis Romney are Keynote Speakers for NALS

On November 19, 2014, Heather Hansen and Paralegal Alexis Romney were the Keynote Speakers for the NALS of Philadelphia educational seminar, “From the Operating Room to the Court Room: The Operative Procedures of a Medical Malpractice Case” in Philadelphia.

Carolyn Bohmueller is Faculty for PBI

On November 19, 2014 Carolyn Bohmueller will be part of the faculty for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute CLE “2014 Medical Malpractice Update”, being held in Philadelphia, PA.

Carolyn Bohmueller is Faculty for DRI Practicum

On November 6, 2014, Carolyn Bohmueller was part of the faculty, along with Judge Lisa Rau, Judge Rosalyn Robinson and Robert Sachs, Jr., Esquire, for Suggestions & Ethics for Preparing & Arguing Non-Discovery Motions, part of The Dispute Resolution Institute’s Personal Injury Practicum in Philadelphia, PA.

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