Types of Cases on Which a CLNCŪ is Qualified to Consult
Medical and Nursing Malpractice Cases
General Personal Injury Cases
Products Liability
Cases
Cases involving
the liability
of manufacturers
and sellers of
a product to buyers,
users and even
bystanders who
allege damages
or injuries as
a result of a
defective product,
including:
1.
Medical device
and drug-related
cases, such
as cases involving:
- Fen-Phen
- Penile
implants
- Heart
valves
- Silicone
breast implants
- Prozac
- Restoril
- Tryptophan
- Halcion
2. Nonmedical
device
cases,
such
as cases
relating
to:
-
Motor
vehicles,
automobiles
and automobile
parts
- Cigarettes
and cigarette
lighters
- Machinery
and equipment
- Children's
toys and
products
- Electromagnetic
fields (e.g.,
cellular
telephones)
- Food
Household products
- Personal
care products
Consumer products (e.g., appliances)
- Industrial
products
Toxic Torts and Environmental Cases
Cases
involving
alleged
damages
or injuries
resulting
from the
release
of toxins
into the environment, such as toxins from:
- Electromagnetic fields
(e.g., against
a utility
company)
- Asbestos
Radiation contamination
- Hazardous
chemicals
in a workplace
- Waste
management
and disposal
- Pesticides
Secondary smoke exposure
- Sick
building
syndrome
Workers' Compensation and Workplace Injury Cases
Cases involving job-related injuries arising out of and in the course of employment,
such as:
- Equipment- and machinery-related injuries
- Cumulative
trauma disorders
- Injuries
caused by
objects
striking
workers
- Back
injuries
- Auto
accidents
Criminal Cases
Cases involving any act that society has deemed contrary to the public good because
the act is injurious to all of society and violates the peace and tranquility
of the community, such as:
-
Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) or Driving Under the Influence (DUI) cases
- Sexual and physical assault cases
- Child, spouse or elder abuse cases
- Criminal malpractice cases
- Criminal environmental cases
- Any case involving a victim of a violent crime
- Psychiatric defenses
Medicare fraud and abuse cases
- Possession of narcotics cases
Any Case Where Health, Illness or Injury Is at Issue
Many types of cases involving medical-related issues, such as:
- Family law (e.g., custody battle)
- Probate (e.g., competency
issues)
- School health (e.g., injury of child while crossing street,
sexual assault by teacher)
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Employer-employee relationships (e.g., wrongful dismissal)
- Sexual harassment
Right to die
Social Security benefit issues
Medicare benefit issues
Physician-facility relationships (e.g., physician dropped from an HMO, preferred
provider network or managed care network)
- Psychiatrist or therapist abuse or injury
Insurance (e.g., reasonableness of a medical bill, relationship of a medical
bill to the alleged damages or injuries)
- Family Leave Act
Bad faith litigation against insurance company for failure to pay a claim or
for denial of access to specific care or treatment
Elder issues (e.g., abuse, conservatorship)
- Wrongful adoption
