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Greg Monforton and Partners
100 Ouellette Avenue
13th Floor
Windsor, Ontario N9A 6T3
519-258-6490
800-663-1145
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| Canada Personal Injury Lawyers |
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Windsor, Ontario Personal Injury, Products Liability and Medical Malpractice Lawyers
Our injury lawyers want to help you if you have been injured or lost a loved one in an accident,
or by a defective product or harmful prescription drug. You can see us for free. In fact, we're
paid only if we win your claim and you collect.
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| Vioxx Lawsuit Canada |
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September 30, 2004—Merck & Co. announced an immediate recall of Vioxx after
a clinical study indicated a significantly elevated risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other
serious side effects.
Vioxx was approved in Canada in 1999 and was the most prescribed drug in Canada for the treatment
of arthritis. More than 3.36 million prescriptions were filled in Canada in 2003 alone.
Our law firm represents hundreds of Vioxx users who have suffered heart attacks or strokes
while taking the drug.
If you have been injured by Vioxx, you may be entitled to compensation. We encourage you to contact
us for more information about your legal rights.
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| Asbestos Lawyers |
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Countless products and materials contain asbestos fibers. Those people working in
the construction, railroad and shipbuilding industries are at the greatest risk of being harmed
by exposure to asbestos. Asbestos is associated with several life-threatening diseases, including
mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis.
In spite of overwhelming evidence that asbestos poses a significant risk to a person's health,
the asbestos industry continues to promote its product in Canada. Various asbestos companies
in Canada are lobbying for the continued use of chrysotile, a type of asbestos linked to mesothelioma
and lung cancer.
Asbestos manufacturers knew as early as the 1930s that asbestos posed a significant risk
to people. Instead of alerting the public to this danger, the manufacturers instead concealed
the risk and continued developing and promoting the dangerous product.
Our law firm represents Canadians affected by asbestos. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed
with mesothelioma, you should contact
us immediately.
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August 24, 2003—Researchers assessing the safety of Seroquel concluded
that patients using the drug were at an increased risk of developing diabetes compared to older
antipsychotic medications.
This news followed various reports linking antipsychotic drugs, including Seroquel, to Type
2 Diabetes. As a result of this study, the U.S. FDA required AstraZeneca, the manufacturer
of Seroquel, to include a warning about the increased risk of diabetes.
Our lawyers want to help you if you developed diabetes after using Seroquel . If you believe
you may have been harmed, you should contact
us immediately.
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| Windsor Ontario Personal Injury Lawyers |
Tainted Tissue Lawsuit |
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Greg Monforton and Partners has grown to a highly respected accident and injury law firm with
offices conveniently located throughout Windsor and Essex County, together with affiliate relationships
with law firms throughout Ontario, Canada and the United States.
Every client's claim is personally handled or supervised by one or more of the firm's personal
injury lawyers, each of whom restricts his or her practice exclusively to the representation
of accident victims.
Greg Monforton and Partners is committed to protecting the rights of injured accident victims.
The firm never represents insurance companies or product manufacturers. We only help people.
If you have been injured or lost a loved one in an accident, or through someone else's carelessness,
or unintentional wrongdoing, the lawyers at Greg Monforton and Partners will work hard to
get you everything you rightfully deserve for your losses.
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March 22, 2006—Greg Monforton and Partners has filed a $210 million
class action lawsuit in connection with illegally harvested and potentially tainted
human tissue and bone used in transplant surgery.
The suit, filed in Windsor, Ontario, names Clarence Renaud as representative plaintiff of
the proposed class of plaintiffs. Mr. Renaud allegedly received illegally harvested and unscreened
bone and tissue as part of a routine back surgery.
Our lawyers want to help you if you have received an implant or graft that involved unscreened
tissue. If you believe you may have been infected, you should contact
us immediately.
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| Guidant Class Action Lawsuit |
Medtronic Lawsuit |
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August 8, 2005—Greg Monforton and Partners today announced that it
has partnered with Toronto lawyer James Newland of Lerners LLP to commence a national
class action lawsuit on behalf of all Canadians who have received potentially defective
defibrillators and pacemakers manufactured by Guidant Corporation.
In June and July 2005, Guidant announced a
recall of more than 125,000 heart defibrillators and pacemakers manufactured by the company.
Some patients implanted with defective units may require surgery to replace the affected devices.
If you have received one of these devices, you should consult with your physician for an evaluation.
Our law firm has compiled more information on the Guidant recall. We encourage you to visit
our Guidant web site for the latest news on
the recall.
If you have been injured and would like more information on the Guidant recall, please contact
us.
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February 10 , 2005—Medtronic
warned patients that certain defibrillator
and pacemaker devices manufactured by the company have a potentially serious defect that can
render the devices inoperable.
A class action lawsuit is pending in Canada seeking damages for Canadians injured by defective
Medtronic defibrillators.
If you have received a Medtronic defibrillator and pacemaker and would like more information
on the warning, please contact
us.
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| St. Jude Medical Silzone Class Action Lawsuit |
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January 21, 2000—St. Jude Medical announced a worldwide recall of its
mechanical heart valves and annuloplasty rings coated with Silzone.
Some countries had already issued safety warnings for Silzone products, or refused permission
to use these products, and a number of hospitals had stopped implanting these devices over
concerns about patient safety.
Our law firm is involved in the Silzone
class action lawsuit. We will represent patients throughout the United States, Canada
and Europe.
If you have been injured by a defective Silzone heart valve manufactured by St. Jude Medical
and would like more information on the lawsuit, please contact
us.
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Under Ontario law, a legal claim for medical malpractice arises
when a patient is injured by medical care that is not within the accepted standards of medical
practice in the same or similar communities.
If you believe you or a loved one has been harmed by a medical mistake, please contact
us immediately as the law limits the amount of time an injured person may sue for medical
malpractice.
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