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Safeguarding the Rights of Patients
Introduction: Guidant Recall
Guidant Corporation, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the second-largest manufacturer of implantable defibrillators and also manufactures pacemakers, cardiac surgery systems, and other medical devices.

          Our firm, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, is representing Guidant patients across the U.S. in personal injury lawsuits seeking damages for the injuries they suffered due to Guidant's alleged negligence. We filed the first lawsuit in the nation against Guidant for its defective defibrillators, and are representing scores of Guidant patients with faulty heart devices.

Guidant Defibrillator Recall
On June 17, 2005, Guidant announced a recall of nearly 50,000 heart defibrillator medical devices. Guidant expanded the recall on June 24, 2005, when the company announced an additional 46,000 devices were potentially defective. Implantable defibrillator systems are used to detect and treat abnormally fast heart rhythms that could result in sudden cardiac death.
As of October 2005, Guidant reported it was aware of over 50 reports of device failures, including three cases in which the patients died. Guidant has acknowledged that the actual rate of failure may be higher than the reported rate and that the number of associated deaths may be underreported, since implantable cardio-defibrillators are not routinely evaluated after death. To learn more about the Guidant defibrillator recall, click here.
Guidant Pacemaker Warnings
On September 22, 2005, Guidant issued a recall for some of its Insignia and Nexus implantable pacemakers because of failures, including nine cases requiring emergency hospitalization.
On July 18, 2005, Guidant alerted physicians that replacements might be needed for nine pacemaker models made between 1997 and 2000, of which some 28,000 remain implanted in patients worldwide. To learn more about the Guidant pacemaker recalls, click here.
Guidant Ancure Endograft System Recall
In June 2003, Endo Vascular Technologies (EVT), a subsidiary of Guidant, pleaded guilty to 10 felony counts and agreed to pay $92.4 million in civil and criminal penalties related to its Ancure Endograft system, a stent-graft device inserted by means of a catheter for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
EVT admitted that it had lied to the government and hidden thousands of malfunctions with the Ancure Endograft, including 12 patient deaths. The company stopped selling the system in March 2001, made changes, and reintroduced it to the market in August 2001. To learn more, click here.
 
Our Guidant defect lawyers have years of experience successfully representing patients with faulty or defective medical implants.
There is no charge or obligation
for our review of your case.
We are pleased to visit Guidant patients, or families of loved ones who died, at or near where you live and at no cost, to discuss your legal rights and answer your questions.
To assist our clients with their claims, we have on staff nurses with cardiac training and have retained physicians to provide expert advice.
Legal Rights of the Injured
The law in most states provides individuals with legal claims and the right to compensation for injuries they suffer as a result of a defective product or the negligence of another. The injured person may file a lawsuit seeking compensation for his or her pain and suffering, medical expenses, lost past and future wages and punitive damages.
Damages sought against manufacturers of an allegedly defective medical device typically include damages for:
  • Physical pain and suffering, mental anguish and physical impairment;
  • Medical expenses associated with the allegedly defective product; and
  • Loss of earnings and/or earning capacity.
About Lieff Cabraser
Founded in 1972, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP is an over fifty attorney law firm with offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. For the last five years, the National Law Journal has recognized Lieff Cabraser as one of the top plaintiffs’ law firms in America.
For our personal injury cases, we bring a team of experienced lawyers. Each client is assigned an individual lawyer. In addition, we have on staff multiple nurses, legal assistants, scientific analysts and case clerks to assist the attorneys. We are representing scores of Guidant patients with defective medical devices across the U.S. To learn more about our firm, click here.
We have been contacted by Guidant patients nationwide as part of our Guidant litigation. We have represented patients injured by defective medical devices and prescription drugs with dangerous, undisclosed side effects throughout California, including residents of the following cities: Aguanga, Alamo, Albany, Albion, Alhambra, Aliso Viejo, Alta Loma, Altadena, Alturas, Anaheim, Anaheim Hills, Anderson, Antelope, Antioch, Apple Valley, Aptos, Arcata, Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Atwater, Auberry, Auburn, Bakersfield, Barnwell, Bay Point, Bayside, Belmont, Belvedere, Benicia, Berkeley, Beverly Hills, Big Bear City, Blue Jay, Bodega Bay, Brea, Brentwood, Buena Park, Burbank, Burlingame, Byron, Calabasas, Calexico, Calimesa, Camarillo, Cambria, Cameron Park, Campbell, Canoga Park, Capitola, Carlsbad, Carmel, Carmel Valley, Carmichael, Carson, Castaic, Casterville, Castro Valley, Cathedral City, Cazadero, Ceres, Chatsworth, Chico, Chino, Chula Vista, Citrus Heights, Claremont, Clayton, Clearlake Oaks, Cloverdale, Clovis, Concord, Cool, Corona, Coronado, Coto de Caza, Cottonwood, Cupertino, Cypress, Daly City, Danville, Davis, Del Mar, Denair, Desert Hot Springs, Diablo, Diamond Bar, Diamond Springs, Dixon, Downey, Downieville, Duarte, Dublin, Dublin, Durham, El Cajon, El Centro, El Cerrito, El Dorado Hills, El Monte, El Sobrante, Elk Grove, Emeryville, Encino, Escondido, Exeter, Fair Oaks, Fairfax, Fairfield, Fallbrook, Felton, Folsom, Fontana, Forestville, Fortuna, Foster City, Fountain Valley, Fremont, Fresno, Fullerton, Garberville, Garden Grove, Gardena, Geyserville, Gilroy, Glen Ellen, Glendale, Gold River, Granada Hills, Granite Bay, Green Valley, Greenbrae, Groveland, Grover Beach, Gualala, Guerneville, Half Moon Bay, Hanford, Hayfork, Hayward, Healdsburg, Helendale, Hemet, Hercules, Hermosa Beach, Hesperia, Hidden Valley, Highland, Hillsborough, Hilmar, Hollister, Hollywood, Hughson, Huntington Beach, Inglewood, Irvine, Irvine, Jackson, Jamul, Janesville, Kelseyville, Kentfield, Kenwood, La Canada Flintridge, La Jolla, La Mesa, La Palma, La Quinta, La Verne, Lafayette, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Lagunitas, Lake Forest, Lakeport, Lakeside, Lakewood, Lancaster, Lapuente, Larkspur, Lemoore, Lincoln, Livermore, Lodi, Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Los Alamos, Los Altos, Los Angeles, Los Gatos, Los Osos, Lower Lake, Madera, Magalia, Malibu, Mammoth Lakes, Manhattan Beach, Manteca, Marina, Marina Del Rey, Martinez, Marysville, Mather, McKinleyville, Meadow Vista, Menifee, Menlo Park, Merced, Mill Valley, Milpitas, Mira Loma, Mission Hills, Mission Viejo, Modesto, Monte Sereno, Montebello, Montecito, Monterey, Monterey Park, Montrose, Moraga, Moreno Valley, Morgan Hill, Mount Hermon, Mountain View, Mount Shasta, Murphys, Murrieta, Napa, Nevada City, Newark, Newhall, Newport Beach, Nipomo, North Hollywood, Northridge, Norwalk, Novato, Oakdale, Oakhurst, Oakland, Oakley, Oakley, Oakpark, Oceanside, Ojai, Oliverhurst, Ontario, Orange, Orangevale, Oregon House, Orinda, Oroville, Oxnard, Oxnard, Pacheo, Pacific Grove, Pacific Palisades, Pacifica, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Palmdale, Palo Alto, Palos Verdes, Palos Verdes Estates, Paradise, Pasadena, Pebble Beach, Penn Valley, Penngrove, Petaluma, Piedmont, Piercy, Pindale, Pinole, Pismo Beach, Pittsburg, Placerville, Planada, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton, Point Richmond, Pollock Pines, Pomona, Port Hueneme, Porterville, Posey, Quartz Hill, Quincy, Ramona, Rancho Cucamonga, Rancho Mirage, Rancho Murieta, Rancho Santa Fe, Red Bluff, Redding, Redlands, Redondo Beach, Redwood City, Redwood Shores, Reedley, Reseda, Richmond, Ridgecrest, Rio Linda, Rio Vista, Ripon, Riverbank, Riverside, Rocklin, Rohnert Park, Rosamond, Rosemead, Roseville, Ross, Rowland Heights, Sacramento, Salinas, San Anselmo, San Bernardino, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Clemente, San Diego, San Dimas, San Fernando, San Francisco, San Geronimo, San Jose, San Juan Capistrano, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, San Luis Obispo, San Marino, San Mateo, San Pablo, San Rafael, San Ramon, Sanger, Santa Ana, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Clarita, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Santa Monica, Santa Rosa, Santa Ynez, Santee, Saratoga, Sausalito, Scotts Valley, Seaside, Sebastapol, Shasta Lake, Shasta Lake City, Sherman Oaks, Shingle Springs, Sierra Madre, Simi Valley, Sky Valley, Soledad, South San Francisco, Springville, St. Helena, Stockton, Studio City, Suisun City, Sun City, Sunnyvale, Susanville, Sylmar, Tarzana, Tehachapi, Temecula, Temple City, Thousand Oaks, Three Rivers, Tiburon, Torrance, Tracy, Truckee, Tuolomne, Turlock, Tustin, Twain Harte, Upland, Upperlake, Vacaville, Valencia, Vallejo, Valley Center, Venice, Ventura, Victorville, Visalia, Vista, Wallace, Walnut, Walnut Creek, Walnut Grove, Waterford, Watsonville, Weaverville, West Covina, West Sacramento, Westlake Village, Westminster, Whittier, Wildomar, Willits, Wilton, Windsor, Winton, Woodland Hills, Yorba Linda, Yountville, Yuba City, and Yucaipa.
     Additional Lieff Cabraser Information: Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, with offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville, is one of the largest law firms in the United States that only represents plaintiffs. We have been nationally recognized for our representation of shareholders in cases alleging violations of federal securities laws by major corporations and their directors and officers.
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