Charite Lumbar Discs
Do you have a Charité
Artificial Lumbar Disc?
Does it work as well as it should?
Charité Lumbar Discs
compensation
Charité Artificial Lumbar Disc
Practice Group
Hugh James is in discussion
with New Jersey law firm Bagolie Friedman and Illinois firm Foote,
Meyers, Mielke and Flowers regarding problems experienced by
recipients of the Charité Artificial Lumbar Disc.
The firms have created the
international Charité Artificial Disc Practice Group in response to
the serious problems encountered by these patients.
Court proceedings were
issued by Hugh James on behalf of a woman from Northern England who
was fitted with the Charité Artificial Lumbar disc but
has been told that it is damaged.
Consumer Protection Act
The Consumer Protection Act 1987 (CPA) applies to any products
supplied by manufacturers after the 1 March 1988 and it provides
that where any damage is caused "wholly or partly by a defect in
the product" the manufacturer and/or supplier will be liable for
the damage caused which includes personal injury. The Act
imposes a strict liability on the manufacturer/supplier
Under the CPA it must be proved
that the product was defective; that is "the safety of the product
was not such as persons generally are entitled to
expect".
Once we have proved that
the product was defective we will need to prove that the defect in
the product caused the damage. This can only be proved on the
basis of medical evidence.
Hugh James harmful products experience
The Hugh James harmful products team has many years'
experience of successfully winning harmful product claims.
Our expert advice has helped
us to be ranked first as a representative of Claimants
in such cases by Chambers and Partners, the Independent Guide to
Law Firms.
Our lawyers have successfully
recovered compensation for victims of other pharmaceutical products
and medical devices including Opren, CJD Growth Hormone, hip and
spinal prostheses and cataract lenses.
Read our harmful product group actions case
studies