When a defective medical device or dangerous drug injures someone in California, the manufacturer can be held responsible. Design defects, manufacturing failures, and concealed risks in medical implants and prescription drugs can cause chronic pain, permanent injury, and the need for additional surgeries. Doyle APC represents California individuals and families harmed by defective medical devices, surgical implants, and dangerous drugs under the state’s strict product liability laws.
For more than 28 years, Doyle APC’s attorneys have prosecuted mass tort and product liability cases against many of the world’s largest pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. The firm has recovered substantial compensation on behalf of thousands of injured individuals in major medical device and pharmaceutical litigations across the country.
Defective Medical Devices
Medical devices are supposed to improve patients’ lives. When they fail because of design defects, manufacturing problems, or inadequate warnings, the consequences can be catastrophic. Doyle APC has extensive experience litigating against medical device manufacturers in multidistrict litigation proceedings and individual cases throughout the country.
Hernia Mesh. Doyle APC currently represents individuals injured by hernia mesh implants manufactured by Ethicon, Covidien, C.R. Bard, and Atrium Medical. These polypropylene mesh products have caused serious injuries including chronic pain, bowel perforation, fistulas, infections, and the need for revision surgery.
Breast Mesh. The firm is investigating claims involving surgical mesh products used in breast reconstruction and breast augmentation procedures, often referred to as “internal bra” procedures. Mesh products including GalaFLEX, Phasix, and AlloDerm have been implicated in complications such as tissue damage, capsular contracture, infections, and the need for additional surgeries.
Pelvic Mesh. Doyle APC has a long track record in pelvic mesh litigation, having favorably resolved hundreds of cases on behalf of women injured by defective pelvic mesh products. That litigation ultimately changed how the FDA regulates these devices.
Bard PowerPort. Doyle APC actively represents individuals injured by the Bard PowerPort implantable port catheter and is involved in the federal multidistrict litigation against the device’s manufacturer.
For more information about medical product injury cases, including how mass tort and MDL litigation works, see our Defective Medical Products FAQ.
Dangerous Drugs
Pharmaceutical companies have a legal duty to adequately test their drugs and warn patients and physicians about known risks. When they fail to do so, or conceal risks to protect sales, injured patients have the right to hold them accountable.
Doyle APC’s attorneys have litigated pharmaceutical mass torts involving cardiovascular medications, pain medications, hormone therapies, and other prescription drugs that caused serious injury. California’s learned intermediary doctrine and strong consumer protection laws make the state a particularly favorable forum for prescription drug injury claims, and the firm continues to evaluate emerging pharmaceutical injuries where the scientific evidence of causation is sound and the harm to patients is significant.
CRPS and Nerve Injuries
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), also known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), is a chronic nerve condition that can develop after a medical procedure, injection, or device implantation. Doyle APC has experience representing clients with CRPS claims and selectively accepts new matters where the underlying medical facts and expert support are strong. See Doyle APC’s CRPS nerve injury page for more information.
Why Doyle APC
Medical injury cases are not ordinary personal injury claims. They require specialized expertise in pharmacology, medical device engineering, FDA regulatory law, and the procedural complexities of multidistrict litigation. Doyle APC has the experience, resources, and track record to handle these cases at the highest level, and works closely with leading medical experts and co-counsel throughout the country to build the strongest possible case for each client.
Still have questions about medical product injury claims? Our Defective Medical Products FAQ answers common questions about California product liability law, filing deadlines and the discovery rule, the learned intermediary doctrine, and what to do after a medical product injury.
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If you or a family member was injured by a defective medical device, surgical implant, or prescription drug in California, contact Doyle APC for a free, confidential consultation. There is no fee unless the firm recovers compensation on your behalf.
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