Product Liability

Examples of cases that members of Chambers are, or have been recently, involved in include:

• Several members involved in metal-on-metal hip implant group litigation on the claimant side.
• Instructions in vaginal mesh litigation for leading American manufacturers.
• Instructions in claims relating to Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators.
• Several members acting for claimants in PIP breast implant group actions.
• Instructions for credit card company on both liability and quantum issues relating to breast implants paid for by credit card.
• Silk and junior instructed by the manufacturer in several outstanding Thalidomide claims.
• Silk regularly instructed by manufacturer of domestic products where fire safety has become an issue.
• Instructions in a number of claims arising from a rare form of breast cancer (BIA ALCL) caused by textured breast implants.
• Instructions in the group action being brought by service personnel against the MoD arising out of the prescription of Lariam anti-malaria medication.
• Instructions by Health Department in Hormone Pregnancy Test Litigation.

As in other areas of our practice, our expertise in cross-border claims and issues has proved to be particularly useful for clients instructing us in product liability matters.