Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Litigation
Our Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Litigation Practice Group is anchored by our unique expertise in complex legal areas such as product and professional liability, two segments of law that complement and enhance our experience and ability in representing pharmaceutical and medical device clients.
The demand for innovation and speed of implementation in healthcare is incredible. The WWHGD partners, associates, and personnel in this segment possess detailed knowledge in the areas of science, technology, and the protocols of care in addition to the vast legal understanding required to successfully handle claims against patented products and services.
Some recent cases of this practice group include:
- Tennessee: Successful defense of case arising out of an allegedly defective platinum microcoil used in the treatment of brain aneurysms. Following breakage and migration of the coil to the middle cerebral artery, the plaintiff suffered a serious stroke with resulting permanent left sided paralysis. Plaintiff’s counsel sought $25 million in compensatory damages plus $550 million in punitive damages. After four weeks of trial, the jury returned a verdict of $2.139 million with no punitive damages.
- National counsel for a major medical device company in connection with litigation arising out of high profile product recalls.
- Representation of numerous medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers in class action lawsuits and in cases coordinated and consolidated by the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation.
- Successfully defended a variety of medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers utilizing preemption and comment k defenses.
- Representation of medical drug and device manufacturers nationally, including numerous claims involving recalled products and drugs.
- Representation of medical device manufacturer in multi-district litigation in federal court.
- East St. Louis, Illinois: Defense of case in notoriously plaintiff friendly jurisdiction in federal court involving urinary incontinence device which had been voluntarily recalled by the product manufacturer. Defense verdict returned by the jury even after the treating physician made comparison of the recall of the product to the Firestone tire litigation during cross-examination.
If you would like to directly contact the partners in this practice group, we invite you to do so:
Partners in this Practice Area
- Todd Ehrenreich
- Billy Gunn
- Johnny Krawcheck
- Al Maxwell
- Carol Michel
- Ashley Nichols
- Terry Sullivan
- Kevin Williams
