Vioxx Legal Resources: Trial Lawyer Network of Websites

Vioxx Recall: The international prescription drug company Merck announced in September 2004 the worldwide withdrawal of the arthritis medication Rofecoxib, sold in most countries under the brand name Vioxx, because a study showed an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

Vioxx Trial: Patients who have suffered injuries due to Vioxx have filed litigation against Merck for selling Vioxx even though Merck allegedly was aware of Vioxx's dangerous side effects.

Vioxx Legal Resources: Trial Lawyer Network of Websites

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, is a fifty-plus attorney law firm with offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. We are a law firm that represents only plaintiffs. For over thirty years, our trial lawyers have successfully represented plaintiffs in individual, class and group cases in the fields of personal injury and mass torts, securities fraud, employment discrimination and unlawful employment practices, product defect, antitrust, consumer protection, aviation, environmental and toxic exposure, and human rights.

Our attorneys enjoy a national reputation for professional integrity and the successful prosecution of our clients' claims. We possess sophisticated legal skills and the financial resources necessary to handle large, complex cases, and to take on some of the world's largest corporations. For the last five years running, we have been ranked as one of the top plaintiffs' law firms in the United States by the National Law Journal.

We maintain a global network of websites:

Lieff Cabraser.com is our firm's main website providing information on our comprehensive and diverse practice, including the areas of law for:

Practice-Area Specific Websites:
- Global Aviation Law highlights our representation of victims and families of victims of aviation disasters, including airplane crashes and helicopter accidents in the United States and worldwide.
- Lieff Cabraser Securities profiles our legal services for investors who suffered losses due to securities fraud and other financial wrongdoing.
- Personal Injury Lawyer America provides extensive information from our trial lawyers for persons injured by the intentional or negligent conduct of another or by defective products, including faulty medical devices, dangerous prescription drugs and dangerous over-the-counter drugs.
- US Auto Injury Law contains government vehicle safety recommendations, as well as explanations from our trial attorneys on why manufacturers are liable for SUV rollover accidents, 15 passenger van crashes, tire tread separations and other types of car accidents and fires.

Lawsuit-Specific Websites:
- Employment/Employee Rights Cases:
  - AFjustice.com describes the settlement of the employment class action lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch for discriminating against African-American, Latino and Asian-American employees and job applicants.
  - American Family Overtime Lawsuit provides information on the class action suit against American Family by workers for overtime pay.
  - Cintas Gender Discrimination Suit summarizes a lawsuit against Cintas for allegedly denying sales and driving positions to women.
  - Costco Gender Discrimination Lawsuit offers information on the class action lawsuit relating to CostCo's alleged discrimination against women seeking management positions.
  - Federal Express Race Discrimination summarizes the class action suit against FedEx Express for alleged race discrimination against Latino and African-American hourly employees.
  - Race and Color Class Action Settlement with Morgan Stanley provides information on the settlement reached in our race discrimination case against Morgan Stanley.
  - Smith Barney Gender Discrimination summarizes the gender discrimination claims against Smith Barney by female financial advisors.
  - Wells Fargo Overtime Wages Class Action describes a suit against Wells Fargo for allegedly denying overtime compensation to business system automation and production support workers.
- Personal Injury Cases:
  - Butter Flavoring Lung Injuries reviews health risks posed by the flavoring agent, diacetyl. Dangers include the fatal lung disease bronchitis obliterans.
  - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Lawsuits provides safety tips on how to avoid the "invisible killer" of CO poisoning.
  - Guidant Recall Lawsuit describes personal injury lawsuits charging negligence by Guidant for manufacturing defective medical devices, including defibrillators and pacemakers.
  - International Blood Factor Hemophilia Litigation describes Lieff Cabraser's representation of persons with hemophilia who contracted HIV and/or Hepatitis C after blood transfusions.
  - Medtronic Heart Lead Recall offers information for heart patients, from seniors to children, who received defective defibrillator leads manufactured by Medtronic Inc.
  - Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Stroke Side Effects provides detailed information on the risk of strokes and blood clots from the birth control patch and on the legal rights of women who suffered severe adverse effects from Ortho Evra.
  - Switch Fires provides clear, concise information on switch fires linked to allegedly defective cruise control switches on various Ford vehicles.
    - en Espanol - Incendio en Switch
  - Vioxx Injury Legal Resources highlights the litigation against Merck due to heart attacks and strokes suffered by Vioxx patients.
  - Yamaha Rhino Rollover and Recall
- Antitrust/Other:
  - Citgo Price-Fixing Lawsuit provides information on the lawsuit alleging that Citgo has conspired with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), to fix the price of gasoline and other oil-based products in the United States.

Lieff Global, LLP -- Lieff Cabraser is affiliated with the law firm Lieff Global, LLP. Lieff Global is an AV-rated law firm with offices in San Francisco and New York, and affiliate offices worldwide. Lieff Global grew out of the rapid expansion of the international and aviation practices at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, which Robert L. Lieff founded in 1972. Lieff Global maintains the following websites:

Lieff Global.com -- main website for the Lieff Global firm.
Global Aviation Law highlights Lieff Global's representation of victims and families of victims of aviation disasters, including airplane crashes and helicopter accidents in the United States and worldwide.
Global Justice Forum -- Lieff Cabraser and Lieff Global, LLP, will host Global Justice Forum 2008 in San Francisco, California in the Fall of 2008. Lawyers from over 25 countries on 6 continents attended the Forums in 2007 and created a network of counsel worldwide.

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