Medical devices include a broad array of equipment that run the gamut from complex machines used in hospitals to common everyday products used by patients at home. While intended to improve a patient’s health, medical devices sometimes are designed with defects or flaws that lead to serious personal injury or death. If you have been injured by a defective product or device, consult with a New York City mass torts claims lawyer to discuss your options. Our injury attorneys are standing by and are ready to assist you.
In the beginning of 2010, twenty-one medical devices were recalled by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA): https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/default.htm
Types of Mass Torts Claims
Types of problems with medical devices
- Design Defects: although manufacturers must submit their designs to the FDA for approval, sometimes a device enters the market and later errors are uncovered in the design.
- Manufacturing Defect: meaning the product is made incorrectly; issues with quality control and the manufacturing process.
- Warning Defect: if the manufacturer knows of an existing issue but fails to warn patients of the danger.
If you or a loved one has been injured by a defective medical device, contact the New York City mass torts lawyers at Frekhtman & Associates. We have recovered millions of dollars for our clients. We work with the best medical experts and there is absolutely no cost to you because our legal fee is a small percentage of the amount we recover for you.
Defective Drugs
Frekhtman & Associates is a top personal injury law firm handling defective drug litigation throughout the United States.
Some pharmaceuticals or drugs obtain approval following clinical trials but have dangerous side effects which lead to a recall by the FDA. There are a variety of drugs that have been recalled due to the risk of serious health consequences. Please view the list of different drugs in the defective drug section of our website for more information.
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury due to a defective drug, contact the experienced New York City mass torts lawyers at Frekhtman & Associates for a free confidential consultation. We will investigate and evaluate your case. If we are retained to represent you, there is absolutely no cost to you as our legal fee is a small percentage of the amount we recover for you at the end of your case.
