Our reputation and track record for trying complex and scientific cases to verdict is why the medical device and pharmaceutical industry regularly calls upon Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP in high-stakes product liability litigation.
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP is a firm of accomplished trial attorneys who have tried more than 1,000 cases to verdict in 35 states. We have litigated cases in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The firm has appeared or managed cases in almost every major venue in the United States and has over 120 lawyers who focus on litigation and trial.
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP attorneys serve as coordinating counsel in national and/or multi-district litigation, regional counsel, specialized “science counsel” and local trial counsel. Often Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP lawyers are called upon to appeal as local trial counsel just prior to trial in state courts throughout Illinois.
Among the pharmaceuticals and medical devices Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP attorneys have litigated are:
Medical Devices
- Surgical mesh
- Implantable contraceptives (Norplant)
- Radial and astigmatic keratotomy
- Manual lamellar keratoplasty
- Lasik
- Gadolinium-based contrast agents
- Surgical tacks, staples, screws, plates
- Catheters
- Shoulder arthroplasty components
- Latex gloves
- Sterilizer ovens
- Total hip arthroplasty components
- Hip resurfacing components
- Metal-on-metal orthopedic implants
- Orthopedic knee implants
- Blood glucose monitors
- Balloon catheters
- Silicone breast implants
Pharmaceuticals
- DES
- DTP vaccine
- Pradaxa
- Depakote
- Allopurinol
- Ibuprofen
- Halothane
- Premarin
- Inderal
- Prozac
- Fen-Phen
- Intravenous bisphosphonates
- Tetanus toxoid vaccine
- Heparin
Firm clients have assigned our attorneys to specialized trial teams and expert development teams for their recurrent national and multi-district litigation.
In addition, Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP attorneys have become leaders on the doctrine of preemption, receiving several favorable decisions in federal courts throughout the United States.
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP has used its litigation teams – among them trial counsel who are Fellows with the American College of Trial Lawyers and American Board of Trial Advocates – and specialized nurse-paralegals to coordinate hundreds of cases nationally. Moreover, our attorneys’ experience and familiarity with Illinois state and federal judges is unmatched.
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Practice Chairs
A. Jay Koehler
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