Guidant Recalls

Guidant Recalls of Pacemakers and Defibrillators
In recent months Guidant Corporation has recalled several models of its pacemakers and defibrillators. Numerous serious injuries and at least two deaths may have been a result of defects in the recalled Guidant pacemaker and defibrillator models. Thousands of people have been affected by this recall. Some have had the Guidant heart devices removed and face having to pay medical and other expenses related to the removal of the device. Others are struggling with the decision whether or not to have a Guidant heart device removed.

Pritzker | Ruohone & Associates, P.A., a premier personal injury law firm, has filed a lawsuit against Guidant on behalf of a woman who had a Guidant defibrillator implanted. Read more about the lawsuit and about the Guidant pacemaker and defibrillator recalls:

If you have questions regarding your legal rights and remedies with regard to a Guidant heart device, contact us. Attorney Fred Pritzker has had 29 years of experience and was selected for inclusion in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. You can contact Fred Pritzker and the other experienced lawyers at Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. by calling us toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, e-mailing us at info@pritzkerlaw.com, or filling out our online Guidant case consultation form. Consultations are free, and your information is kept strictly confidential.

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Zicam Lawsuit

Several lawsuits have been filed alleging Zicam caused loss of smell (anosmia) and taste, and our lawyers are reviewing potential claims. We are gathering information about Zicam smell loss. Read more about Zicam: Zicam class action lawsuit, warning letter from the FDA to Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. regarding Zicam Cold Remedy nasal spray and gel swabs, Zicam recall.

After only one use of a Zicam Cold Remedy product, Bonnie Blodgett lost her sense of smell. A gradening writer and foodie, her life was drastically changed. She recently published Remembering Smell: A Memoir of Losing--and Discovering--the Primal Sense in which she chronicals her experience with losing her sense of smell and then slowly getting it back again.

Bonnie's experience with Zicam is similar to many of our other clients. They experienced a burning sensation during the first use of a Zicam product and then lost their sense of smell (anosmia). Most of them were not as fortunate as Bonnie and have not regained their sense of smell.

For more information about Remembering Smell, please click on the image of the book.

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