Pharmaceutical and Medical Device
For decades, Adams and Reese LLP has successfully defended thousands of claims involving pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Team's experience extends to both state and federal courts throughout the country, and includes mass torts, class actions and multidistrict litigation. Our attorneys have served as local, regional and national counsel for a variety of clients, and we have a diverse level of experience, which enables us to assemble teams tailored specifically to our client's litigation needs.
Representative matters
In the pharmaceutical arena, our attorneys have experience in a vast array of matters, including those involving:
- Antipsychotics
- Antidepressants
- Over-the-counter drugs containing phenylpropanolamine ("PPA")
- Cholesterol-lowering drugs
- Diet drugs
- Blood products and biologics
- Hormone therapeutics
- Contraceptive injections
- Synthetic estrogens containing diethylstilbestrol ("DES")
- Drugs used during labor
- Asthma drugs
- Narcotic drugs used to treat pain
- Drugs used to treat morning sickness
In the medical device arena, our attorneys have successfully defended medical device claims, including those involving:
- Latex gloves
- Breast implants
- Hip prostheses
- Heart valves
- Intrauterine Devices (IUDs)
- Pacemakers
- Keratome blades
- Electric wheelchairs
- Plates and Screws
- Intravenous Pumps
- Aneurysm clips
- Defibrillators
Representative experience
In addition to our experience in litigation, our team members have assisted in the drafting and enactment of much of Louisiana's medical tort reform legislation. This work included effecting provisions dealing with the statute of limitations, informed consent, blood shield law, repeal of punitive damages legislation and legislatively overruling medical monitoring jurisprudence. Additionally, our team members have served on numerous committees and associations related to medical, pharmacology and toxicology law. Current and past association memberships and chairs include the following:
- Tulane University Joint Committee on Medical and Legal Education
- Society of Medical Association Counsel
- Louisiana Medical Disclosure Panel
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Foundation
- Health Education Authority of Louisiana Board of Trustees
- Children's Hospital Institutional Review Board
- Ochsner Clinic Foundation Institutional Review Board
- Products Liability Advisory Council
- Defense Research Institute
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Drug Information Association
- Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution
- Alabama Mental Health Counselors Association
- American Arbitration Association
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
- Louisiana Governor's Commission of Medical Malpractice
- Lawyers for Civil Justice
- National Association of Defense Counsel
Through our experience in pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, we have assembled a repository of medical, scientific and technical information, and we have established relationships with many highly respected consultants and experts. Our team approach allows clients to benefit from a wealth of combined information and resources.
Contact Attorney:
Mary L. Meyer
(504) 585-0315
mary.meyer@arlaw.com
