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Lieff Cabraser Co-Sponsors Free Showing of the Documentary “Hot Coffee”
Join us for a free showing with director Susan Saladoff of
HOT COFFEE
Thursday, November 10th, 12:30 p.m.
Palace Hotel, Gold Room
2 New Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA
Space is limited.
Please RSVP to HotCoffeeSF@lchb.com
Threat To Our Constitutional Rights Highlighted In “Hot Coffee” Documentary
Award-winning documentary Hot Coffee investigates the corporate push for tort reform, which threatens to restrict the legal rights of everyday citizens and to undermine the entire justice system.
Beleagured Food and Drug Administration Reveals It Succumbed to a Push by “Paid-For Lawmakers”
As noted in our Medtronic heart lead recall blog, the New York Times has issued a story that the U.S. FDA “has revealed that four New Jersey congressmen and its own former commissioner unduly influenced the process that led to its decision last year to approve a patch for injured knees,” an approval it is now revisiting.
California medical malpractice law in spotlight; “250 cases” cause dismay
California’s malpractice award caps effectively leave many injured and even killed by medical malpractice without legal recourse.
Child Seeks to Convince Congress to Restore Patient Rights
Six year-old Avery deGroh of McHenry, Illinois, and her parents have traveled to Washington, D.C. not once but twice in 2009 to share her story with Congress and to ask for passage of the Medical Device Safety Act.
Senate Hearing Highlights Victim’s Medtronic Medical Device Nightmare
Two years ago, Michael Mulvihill of Bettendorf, Iowa, was driving when he saw a blue light flash before his eyes. His heart defibrillator was malfunctioning and sending electrical shocks throughout his body.
