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With decades of success and millions in trial settlements, St. Clair understands the multiple health, legal and financial issues that overwhelm injured clients.

Trial Lawyer & registered nurse

Carolyn St. Clair, RN, BSN, JD, has amassed a wealth of success over thirty years litigating personal injury and wrongful death cases across the nation.

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Houston Trial Lawyer & Registered Nurse

Handling complex medical cases nationwide

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As a trial attorney with experience as a surgery nurse, Carolyn St. Clair, RN, BSN, JD, PLLC, has amassed success over thirty years litigating personal injury and wrongful death cases across the nation. St. Clair represents injured people in cases involving:

Medical Devices – Medical devices need to be approved as both safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but medical device manufacturers have found a way to skirt those rules by claiming their device is not new but simply another version of a previously-approved device. However, even subtle differences can have significant consequences, and all devices should be tested for patient safety. The monthly FDA recalls of defective medical devices by the dozens tell the tale. Some of the medical device litigation we are currently investigating and handling include: Hernia Mesh, IVC Filters, Transvaginal Mesh, Hip Implants. We suggest you seek competent medical advice before undergoing any type of surgery.

Drug Recalls – Pharmaceutical manufacturers make billions off of their “blockbuster” drugs that they heavily advertise and market to consumers and even directly to physicians under ethically questionable practices. Medicines need to go through a lengthy review process to make sure they are safe, but in their rush to be the first to market and make the most money, drug makers cut corners on research, even to the point of suppressing unfavorable test results and hiding them from the government. Our dangerous drug practice holds drug makers responsible for negligence as well as their intentional deceptions. Representative drugs we are currently investigating include: Prilosec, Prevacid, Nexium, Xarelto, Zofran. We suggest you do not stop taking any drug without seeking medical advice first.

Consumer Products – From Johnson & Johnson’s everyday Talcum Powder to Roundup Weed Killer manufactured by chemical giant Monsanto, consumer products can have negative medical effects on consumers who used them according to their suggested, intended use. Proving that a particular product caused cancer or other another serious medical issue requires both a strong medical and legal background. Carolyn St. Clair can interact with experts on a peer basis and truly understand how to prepare and present a strong case proving a product maker’s liability.

Medical Errors – When hospitals or nursing homes make mistakes, from birth injuries and surgical errors to misdiagnosis and medication errors, Carolyn St. Clair combines her years of nursing expertise with decades of experience as a trial attorney to provide high-quality legal representation for her clients.

Accidents – With over thirty years as a personal injury trial lawyer, Carolyn St. Clair is able and experienced in the full range of personal injury matters in Houston, Texas and across the country. St. Clair takes on cases with significant injuries and complex legal issues to win significant recoveries for her clients. Major areas of focus include: Airbag Deployment or Failure to Deploy injuries, Auto Accidents, Construction Accidents, Railroad and Train Accidents, Refinery Accidents, Truck Accidents.

Medical Legal Trial Expertise

With decades of success, St. Clair understands the multiple health, legal and financial issues that overwhelm injured clients in multidistrict litigation (MDL), class actions, and individual lawsuits in federal and state courts. St. Clair’s experience as an operating room nurse with world-renowned heart surgeons Dr. Denton Cooley and Dr. Michael DeBakey, and as a Supreme Court briefing attorney in Texas, lends a swift analysis of the damages and liability of each case. Working with legal legends John O’Quinn, Joe Jamail and Jim Kronzer, she gained valuable skills in courtroom trial strategy. St. Clair enhanced her education with negotiation, mediation, and arbitration at the Harvard Law School Negotiation Institute. Lawyers, clients and medical professionals refer injured people to her firm. In further recognition of her abilities, St. Clair was selected to serve the IVC Filter litigation committee overseeing bellwether jury trials.

Your Personal Injury Trial Attorney in Houston and Nationwide

Easily available to consult with injured individuals, Carolyn St. Clair can communicate updates about health and litigation with her clients. Deadlines to file injury cases can pass before you know it, especially if you were seriously debilitated for a period of time and have been consumed with getting better while also dealing with mountains of doctor and hospital paperwork, not to mention the chaos and disruption in your life an accident can bring. Contact Us before your time runs out. Call us at 1-800-814-4540. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Current Medical Device and Drug Claims

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Hernia Mesh Claims

Hernia mesh is manufactured by multiple corporations with mesh products varying in design, pore size, polypropolene or polyester composition, gel layers and microgrips. Certain hernia mesh products have been removed from the market after patients suffered after surgery requiring;

· Mesh revision or removal surgery · Infections · Adhesions · Abscesses · Blockages · Perforation · Fistulas Pain and Erosion

Covidien/Medtronic

· Parietex, Parietex composite, Parietex plug and patch · Progrip, Parietex Progrip, Parietene Progrip · Parietene, Parietene microporous · Surgipro · Symbotex

Bard/ Davol

· Composix Kugel Mesh · Ventralex Mesh · ST products (Sepramesh) · Composix Mesh · Composix E/X Mesh · 3DMax · Visilex · Spermatix · Perfix Plug

Ethicon, a division of Johnson and Johnson

· Physiomesh · Physiomesh Composite Mesh

Atrium C-Qur

· Atrium C-Qur Edge Mesh · Atrium C-Qur FX Mesh (C-Qur Lite) · Atrium C-Qur V-Patch · Atrium C-Qur Centrifx · Atrium C-Qur Mosaic · Atrium C-Qur TacShield

IVC Filters

An inferior vena cava blood clot filter (IVC filter) is a medical device implanted into the inferior vena cava to catch and prevent blood clots from reaching the lungs or heart. Life-threatening complications have been reported causing the FDA to issue a safety communication in August 2010 and updated in May 2014. Serious problems include:

· Breaking and fracturing of the IVC Filter struts · Movement or migration of the filter · Perforation of the heart, lungs or vena cava · Cardiac or pericardial tamponade · Internal bleeding · Tachycardia (rapid heart rhythm) · DVT – deep venous thrombosis – clot in the legs or pelvis · Hematoma or nerve damage at the puncture site · Chest pain · Pulmonary embolism – clot in the lungs · Shortness of breath, respiratory distress · Infection · Death

An alarming number of these critical injuries have been associated with temporary blood clot filters, designed to be left in the body for a short period of time, then removed. Bard manufactured and sold the Recovery filter beginning in April of 2003. In October of 2005, Bard redesigned the defective device due to filters breaking up in several patients and named the new IVC filter, Bard G2. The filters we are investigating include:

· Bard: Recovery. Bard G2, Bard G2, Express, Eclipse, Meridian, Denali · Cook: Gunther Tulip, Celect · Cordis: Optease, Trapease · Rex/Argon: Option, Option Elite

Prilosec, Prevacid, Nexium

Prevacid, Nexium & Prilosec excessive use has been linked to:

· kidney disease; · osteoporosis; · low bone mineral density; · numbness in the face, arm or leg; · confusion or trouble speaking; · loss of vision; · dizziness; · difficulty walking; · severe headache; or · low levels of magnesium in your blood

Transvaginal Mesh

Transvaginal mesh and vaginal sling products have been linked to thousands of reported serious, life-threatening side effects or adverse events from seven (7) surgical mesh manufacturers. Over 90,000 cases have been filed resulting in multimillion dollar verdicts with billions set aside for TVM settlements. Complications associated with surgical mesh implants to repair Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) include:

· Erosion of the vaginal tissue · Urinary leakage, retention or frequency · Protrusion from the vagina · Reoccurrence of POP or SUI · Constant vaginal drainage · Mesh revision, removal or trim in office or hospital · Painful intercourse · Perforations of the bowel, bladder or blood vessels · Vaginal bleeding, infections, pain, scarring

Treatment includes additional surgery to revise or remove the mesh, Botox, pain injections, physical, electro, IV therapy, blood transfusions, and drainage of hematomas or abscesses from infection. Seven (7) MDLs (Multi-District Litigation) against manufacturers have been created before Judge Goodwin and thousands of lawsuits have been filed by women suffering from mesh and sling products. Transvaginal Mesh Products & Manufacturers include: Ethicon – MDL 2327

· Secure – removed from the market · Prolift – removed from the market · Prolift +M – removed from the market · Gynemesh/Gynemesh PS · Prosima – removed from the market · TVT · TVT-Obturator (TVT-O) · TVT-SECUR (TVT-S) · TVT-Exact · TVT-Abbrevo

C. R. Bard – MDL 2187

· Align · Avaulta Plus™ BioSynthetic Support System – removed from the market · Avaulta Solo™ Synthetic Support System – removed from the market · Faslata® Allograft · Pelvicol® Tissue · PelviSoft® Biomesh · Pelvitex™ Polypropylene Mesh · PelviLace · InnerLace · Uretex

American Medical Systems – MDL 2325 – Settlements Announced

· SPARC® · Mini-Arc · Apogee · Elevate · Monarc · In-Fast · BioArc

Boston Scientific – MDL 2326 – Settlements Announced

· Obtryx® Curved Single · Obtryx® Mesh Sling · Obtryx Transobturator Mid-Urethral Sling System · Prefyx Mid U™ Mesh Sling System · Prefyx PPS™ System · Uphold Vaginal Support System · Pinnacle Pelvic Floor Repair Kit – removed from the market · Advantage Transvaginal Mid-Urethral Sling System · Advantage Fit System · Solyx SIS System

Talcum Powder

Talcum powder in Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder and Shower to Shower has been linked to ovarian cancer. Over 1,200 cases have been filed across the nation with a $72 million verdict and a $55 million verdict against Johnson and Johnson. The jurors have found that Johnson & Johnson failed for decades to warn consumers that its talc-based products could cause cancer and found the corporation liable for fraud, negligence and conspiracy.

Roundup Weed killer

Plaintiffs allege that Roundup weed killer’s ingredient, glyphosate, has been linked to cancer, including:

· non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, · Hairy Cell Leukemia, and · Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

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Hip Implant System Recalls

$2.5 Billion Depuy ASR Hip Implant Settlement $2.5 billion has been offered to resolve thousands of defective DePuy ASR hip implants manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. On November 19, 2013, Johnson & Johnson announced its agreement to pay at least $250,000 per qualified claimant who underwent revision or removal surgery more than 180 days after the hip original implantation. The surgery must have been before August 31, 2013. An additional benefit is that most medical insurance liens will also be assumed by the manufacturer. The award may be adjusted depending on whether or not the patient received multiple surgeries or revisions, thrombosis, strokes, or heart attacks suffered as a result of revision surgery. Reductions in payments may occur based upon comorbid factors, such as, smoking or obesity and other conditions regarding the life of the implant and whether or not there were previous hip implants. Hip implant patients who have not had the implant revised or removed before August 31, 2013 are not eligible for this settlement.

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