Re: how to find a lawyer for the spinal cord stimulator

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On 1/24/08, barbara wrote:
> On 1/24/08, barbara wrote:
>> On 1/23/08, Deb Brinker wrote:
>>> I cannot find an attorney to take my case. Can anyone tell me
>>> what kind of attorney to look for and if there are any
>> attorneys
>>> in Michigan. I have talked to two Medical product liability
>>> attorneys and they will not take my case. Please e-mail me
>> with
>>> suggestions. Thank-you, Deb
>>>
>>> On 1/22/08, Ann Clark wrote:
>>>> On 1/18/08, sheryl wrote:
>>>>> had spinal cord stimulator put in. was promised it would
>>>>> work. pain was increased greatly. had to have it
>>>>> removed. still have lots of pain in battery site area
>>>>> along with sensation type pains along my spine area.
>>>>> anyone else with this sort of problem
>>>>
>>>> Re: Medtronics Implantable Stimulator Trouble - My husband
>>>> recently had to undergo a re-surgery of a Medtronics pain
>>>> stimulator and is now in more pain than before. He had had
>>>> multiple back surgeries; still had pain in hip and down leg
>>>> and neuropathy from damaged nerves. The trial stimulator was
>>>> wonderful. No pain for the first time in years. They then
>>>> surgically implanted the permanent one. It did eliminate the
>>>> pain in the hip and leg and another place where he was having
>>>> pain and helped the neuropathy some but had excruciating new
>>>> pain in the left side about kidney area. As they increased
>>>> the pain stimulator, that pain was intensified. They decided
>>>> the lead had rolled over into the canal and was resting on a
>>>> nerve. The pain continued even with the stimulator turned
>>>> off. They then waited two weeks and had another operation to
>>>> put different leads in. This was one week ago, they did not
>>>> turn on until today. He now not only has his pain back in his
>>>> hip and leg but a jolting if turns or leans back. I do not
>>>> understand why the trial was great and so much trouble with
>>>> the implant. I called the Medtronics rep and didn't get much
>>>> help. Will keep you posted. Ann
>
> I've been looking through the posts on the spinal cord stimulators
> and it looks like there are quite a few people that have been hurt
> by them.Some people wanted suggestions on trying to get help from
> an attorney.What I did was to write up a case review and basically
> just told them what happened.Then I saved it in a Word
> document.When I wanted to submit it, I copied and pasted it into
> the case review section of the product liability page.That makes
> it easy since you don't have keep repeating your problem each time
> you want to send in a submission.Do this on as many law firm
> websites as you could handle.I was told the more law firms you
> contact the better.I am now following up by calling the law firms
> to see if they want to take my case. I've been told by an attorney
> we need to gather information on as many of these cases as
> possible and then they'll try and get the Medtronics products
> recalled. My problem was the lead wire fracturing and causing
> nerve damage as well as other neurological issues.I posted on
> 1/18/08 (I'm sorry, took me 3 posts to get it to work)and see that
> others are working with attorneys that are suggesting the
> possibility of a class action lawsuit also.I'm thinking of
> gathering together these cases and submitting the information to
> an attorney for review. One of the attorneys said if we can get 10-
> 15 people that have had lead problems we might have a class action
> suit.He then said he'd look at it even if I can get a few cases
> together.So,I'm thinking of getting together any posts where
> Medtronics neurostimulators have shocked, jolted or otherwise
> malfunctioned and hurt people-not just lead wires
> malfunctioning.Does this seem ethical?Do you think that it's a
> good way to go about it?I've also found a couple of National
> lawfirms that have actually worked on Medtronics products, if
> you'd like me to post them.There were sections of cases on
> Medtronics neurostimulars on their websites.An attorney told me
> you have a better chance of getting them to take your case when
> you have a law firm that's already worked on Medtronics products.I
> definitely think contacting the FDA is an essential step.I'm
> thinking if they get enough complaints they may issue some
> recalls. I posted the FDA website you can report what happened to
> you on 1/18/08.For those who missed it, the section on the website
> that has the form is www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm. I'm not out
> for a big settlement legally, I just want to contact attorneys and
> see if they can do something about this and contact the FDA and
> let them know what what happened to me.I want Medtronic to have to
> take responsibility for their defective products and the injuries
> that they've caused.When I contacted Medtronics they tried to tell
> me they hadn't heard of any other lead fractures on the model I
> had explanted.I don't know about that,but obviously there are a
> lot of Medtronics products ruining a lot of peoples lives and I'm
> the type of person that won't stop until I get something done
> about it!