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California Court Orders Coordination of a Growing Number of Cases Alleging Blindness and Other Serious Injuries
Santa Ana, CA (PRWEB) December 13, 2007 -- Twenty more products liability lawsuits* were filed this week against contact lens solution maker Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. in California state courts in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. The plaintiffs reside in California as well as numerous other states throughout the country. The lawsuits seek compensatory and punitive damages for serious injuries that the plaintiffs allege were caused by AMO's Complete® brand of contact lens disinfectant solutions.
20 Additional Lawsuits Filed Against Advanced Medical Optics Over Recalled Contact Lens SolutionLitigation against Advanced Medical Optics Continues to Expand as Company Moves to Re-Enter the Multipurpose Solution Business
Santa Ana, CA July 30, 2007 -- Four more products liability lawsuits were filed yesterday against the manufacturer of Complete® MoisturePlus™ contact lens solution in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana, California. The product was voluntarily recalled on May 25 at the request of the Food & Drug Administration in the wake of data collected and reviewed by the Centers for Disease Control linking the solution to a serious corneal infection known as Acanthamoeba keratitis. The new cases add to a growing number of injury and class action claims arising out of the recall.
Multiple Lawsuits Filed Over Recalled Contact Lens Solution
California Case Alleges Advanced Medical Optics Falsely Advertised Effectiveness of Product
Santa Ana, CA June 8, 2007 — What is believed to be the first class action lawsuit brought in the United States against the manufacturer of Complete® MoisturePlus™ contact lens solution was filed today in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana, California. The product was voluntarily recalled on May 25 at the request of the Food & Drug Administration in the wake of reports of an association between the solution and serious corneal infections.
California Case Alleges Advanced Medical Optics Product Led to Sight-Threatening Infection
Santa Ana, CA (PRWEB) June 4, 2007 -- The Dallas-based law firm Schmidt & Clark announced today that it represents a Southern California couple in what is believed to be the first personal injury lawsuit brought against the manufacturers of Complete® MoisturePlus™ contact lens solution since the product was voluntarily recalled on May 25 at the request of the Food & Drug Administration (Case No. 07 CC 01296).
First U.S. Products Liability Case on Recalled Contact Lens Solution
The Schmidt Firm, LLP’s Attorneys All Make the Cut
(Dallas) – The Schmidt Firm, LLP has done it again. C.L. Mike Schmidt, Michael E. Schmidt and James Holmes have been selected by their attorney peers as Texas Super Lawyers for the third year in a row. C.L. Mike Schmidt and Michael E. Schmidt were recognized for their work in personal injury/products liability cases, while James Holmes was honored in business litigation. “We are all very proud,” says C.L. Mike Schmidt, “It’s nice to know that our colleagues view our diligent work so highly.”
The Texas Super Lawyers list is featured in the October issue of Texas Monthly and Texas Super Lawyers magazine, published by Law & Politics Media. To create the list, more than 70,000 Texas attorneys were asked to select the best lawyers in the state, and fewer than 5 percent were named to the list. In addition to being listed as Texas Super Lawyer, C.L. Mike Schmidt was named one of the Top 100 attorneys in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and one of the Top 100 attorneys in all of Texas for the second consecutive year. As one of the rare attorneys to hold three separate board certifications, Schmidt regularly is included on “Best Lawyer” lists published by D Magazine, the Dallas Business Journal, and The Best Lawyers in America. Michael E. Schmidt recently was named by D Magazine as one of the “Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas” list.
(DALLAS) -Attorney Michael E. Schmidt of Dallas' The Schmidt Firm, LLP has been named to D Magazine's "Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas" list for his work in product liability and personal injury litigation. Mr. Schmidt's practice focuses on representing victims in mass tort and medical negligence litigation, as well as other types of litigation involving construction, trucking, aviation, wrongful death and defective products. In selecting its list of the top young Metroplex lawyers, the magazine surveyed more than 5,000 attorneys citywide. Attorneys were allowed to nominate one colleague from their own firm and two colleagues from other firms. Approximately 100 attorneys were selected to the list, which appears in the May 2004 issue of D Magazine. "No one practices law to win awards, " says Mr. Schmidt, "But this recognition came from nominations made by other attorneys. To receive an honor that shows I have earned their respect is truly rewarding." Certified as a Personal Injury Trial Law Specialist by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Mr. Schmidt is a member of the Dallas Bar Association, American Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, and Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He also serves on the board of directors for the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association. For more information on The Schmidt Firm, LLP and Michael Schmidt's inclusion on D Magazine's "Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas" list.
C.L. Mike Schmidt was voted as one of the Top 100 Texas Super Lawyers by the 2003 Texas Monthly Survey. Also, C.L. Mike Schmidt and Michael E. Schmidt were voted as two of the Top Plaintiff Personal Injury Product Liability Lawyers in Texas by the 2003 Texas Monthly Survey.
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