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
Defense Verdict in Favor of Hospital in Bucks County
Marshall L. Schwartz obtained a defense verdict in favor of a hospital following a four day jury trial in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Plaintiff alleged that the decedent suffered a retroperitoneal bleed as a result of a cardiac catheterization procedure and that...
Defense Verdict on Behalf of Surgeon in Philadelphia County
Dorothy Duffy obtained a defense verdict in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on behalf of a surgeon in a medical malpractice action. The plaintiff's decedent came to the surgeon complaining of hemorrhoids. The surgeon recommended that she proceed with a...
Defense Verdict in Favor of Emergency Medicine Physician in Philadelphia County
Heather Hansen secured a defense verdict in favor of an emergency medicine physician following an eight day jury trial in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The patient was 18 years of age and the lawsuit was brought by his father. The patient had a history of...
Defense Verdict on Behalf of Family Practice Physician in Philadelphia County
Michael O. Pitt and Brett M. Littman obtained a defense verdict in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on behalf of a family practice physician in a medical malpractice action. The plaintiff presented to the defendant-physician on several occasions between May 2008...
Defense Verdict in Fraud and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Action in Chester County
Paul E. Peel and Brett M. Littman obtained a defense verdict in a bench trial at the Chester County Court of Common Pleas in a corporate liability action, which included allegations of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. Mr. Peel and Mr. Littman represented the...
US District Court Holds that Strict Liability Not Applicable to Manufacturers of Prescription Medical Devices
In an opinion authored on May 17, 2012, by the Honorable Eduardo C. Robreno, Jr., the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held that under Pennsylvania law, strict liability cannot be imposed on manufacturers of prescription medical...
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Publish Health Care Providers’ Financial Info in September 2014
In accordance with the recently launched "National Physician Payment Transparency Program," also referred to as the "Sunshine Act," the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin publishing online searchable information with regard to physician and...
US Supreme Court to Decide Failure to Warn Claims in Pharmaceutical Cases
The Supreme Court of the United States heard argument in several pharmaceutical cases involving the issue of failure to warn consumers about the risks of certain drugs. The petitioners are generic drug manufacturers. The respondents are individual plaintiffs asserting...
Review of Medicare Set-Aside Not Necessary to Enforce Settlement in NJ
In an opinion published May 16, 2013, the New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division, of Atlantic County held that a settlement reached in a personal injury case was enforceable; even though it's proposed Medicare Set-Aside had not been reviewed or approved by the Center...
Judge Says Attorney Fees Must be Based on Future Damages, Not Annuity
In an opinion issued May 6, 2013, Philadelphia County Judge Mark I. Bernstein upheld a $78.4 million verdict that was awarded in a medical malpractice case approximately one year ago. Among several issues raised on appeal, it was determined that the total amount...
Dan Ryan Named an “Awesome Attorney” in Suburban Life Magazine
Dan Ryan was named to Suburban Life Magazine’s Awesome Attorneys 2012. The voing was done through Suburban Life’s website via reader’s choice.
Michael Pitt Speaks to Radiologists at CME
On September 27, 2012, Michael O. Pitt participated in a CME Presentation, organized by PMSLIC, entitled Learning From Lawsuits. Attorney Pitt spoke to a group of Radiologists in the Scranton area concerning common pitfalls encountered by radiologists in their every day practice of medicine.
OBR is Best of Montco!
O’Brien & Ryan, LLP was selected as one of the best Medical Malpractice law firms in Montgomery County, PA in The Times Herald’s Best of Montco 2012 Reader’s Choice Awards.
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