Leigh Day & Co is unique in the size of its large and growing team dedicated to product liability, or defective products, and is ranked as the No. 1 firm in this field by the
Legal 500 and
Chambers & Partners legal directories.
The team’s specialist product liability solicitors have expert knowledge in the area of defective products and the team has gained an enviable reputation for taking on challenging cases and achieving excellent results with claims for compensation relating to a range of defective products. These include claims relating to
medical devices such as heart valves, orthopaedic implants,
drugs and other consumer products, especially defective hip prostheses.
The team has had many considerable successes in recent years and is set to maintain its dominant position as the leading practice in the field of product liability. We are currently representing clients in claims relating to DePuy's ASR hip replacement components and Medtronic's Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads. The team also successfully represented a group of people who became seriously ill after being involved in a
clinical trial at Northwick Park.
The team also has specialist expert knowledge in obtaining compensation for clients who have been injured because of
faulty consumer goods, including white goods such as fridge freezers and
home hair dye kits, or who have contracted
food poisoning in the UK or on holiday abroad.
News
Women whose PiP breast implants were fitted by private clinics may be forced to pay for removal
Solicitor Michelle Victor is representing a woman who suffered a severe reaction after applying hair dye
British Medical Journal publishes review of research into safety of hip implants and resurfacing
Woman may have suffered severe allergic reaction to hair dye chemical
Parkinson’s disease sufferers compensated after developing compulsive behaviour
Australian National Joint Replacement Registry (ANJRR) publishes 2011 annual report which details startling early revision rates for metal-on-metal hip resurfacing components.
Beko frost-free freezer may have caused tower block fire.
Metal on metal hip components advice session
Cochlear implants imported into the UK after being produced to a substandard specification.
Channel 4 Documentary Investigates Medical Devices, Including the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis 6949 Defibrillator Lead.
Leigh Day & Co Clients interviewed by Channel 4.
More Stockton upon Tees patients could be affected by potentially defective hip replacements
The MHRA has issued a medical device alert on St Jude Medical defibrillator leads
Barbara's life has changed for the worst since her DePuy ASR hip operation
Leigh Day instructed by clients who have undergone revision procedures of ASR hip replacement component
Widely used knee implant has caused problems for some patients
Robert explains the impact taking Acomplia has on his life
Simon Bent feels his life changed for the worse when he took Cabergoline to ease the symptoms of his Parkinson's disease
Please contact the product liability team if you are concerned about Acomplia