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Our Portland, Oregon - based lawyers have successfully helped thousands of people across the country in product liability litigation, consumer lawsuits, class actions, and personal injury suits.

Our lawyers are respected nationwide for their vast experience in pharmaceutical and mass torts.

If you have been injured by product or by a pharmaceutical, or you think you have been the victim of consumer fraud, contact our lawyers today.

Our attorneys specialize in:

	Hormone Replacement Therapy
	Hospital Class Actions
	Vaccine Injuries
	Asbestos
	Breast Implants
	PPA
	Diet Drugs; Fen-Phen/ Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH)

Pain Pumps Causing Severe Joint Damage

What is Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis (PAGCL)?

PAGCL is a loss of cartilage in the shoulder following shoulder surgery. This condition is associated with the use of an intra-articular pain pump catheter (a tiny, flexible plastic tube) implanted in the shoulder joint by the surgeon during the shoulder surgery. The pain pump stays in place for several days after surgery to deliver pain medication (such as Marcaine or Bupivacaine) to the shoulder joint.

What are the symptoms of PAGCL?

Increased pain in the shoulder at rest and with motion
Increased stiffness in the shoulder
Clicking, popping or grinding (Crepitus) in the shoulder
Decrease in range of motion in the shoulder
Loss of strength
Joint space narrowing as shown on an x-ray

Do you have a case?

If you or a loved one suffered serious complications after shoulder surgery, you may have legal rights. If a pain pump was used before and/or after your shoulder surgery to inject pain medication by a catheter or tube directly into your shoulder joint and a few months later caused severe pain, loss of use of the shoulder or shoulder replacement, please call Thelma Murphy at (503) 295-2924 now for a free consultation or e-mail our law firm by submitting a Potential Case Form.

	Tom Powers and his co-counsel won a $280,000 jury verdict in Multnomah County Circuit Court on behalf of a former U.S. Marine who was injured by a defective folding knife. Also, as the Chair of the Petitioners' Discovery Committee, Tom is coordinating national efforts to seek justice for over 4,500 thimerosal (mercury)-injured children in the U.S. Court of Claims's "Vaccine Court."
	Mike Williams was named one of "Portland's Best Lawyers" by Portland Monthly in 2006. He serves on the Plaintiff's Steering Committee for the Hormone Replacement Therapy MDL; is co-chair of the Petitioner's Steering Committee of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims omnibus autism lawsuits; and was counsel in the nation’s first hormone therapy trial in August 2006 in Arkansas.
	Leslie O'Leary was a panelist at the Sedona Conference in May 2006 on Mass Torts, along with prominent judges and mass tort litigators; was appointed in 2005 to serve on the Council on Court Procedures; serves on the Ephedra MDL Plaintiffs' Coordinating Committee; is co-chair of the ATLA Ephedra Litigation Group; and has served on the PPA MDL's Science Committee.
	Linda Love and her partners are set to go to trial on April 7, 2008 in Longs v. Wyeth , in federal district court in Cleveland, Ohio. This is a PPH case that involved the death of a Cleveland woman who used the diet pill Redux. Linda Love also continues to work with her partners on other clients’ PPH cases.

Contact us if you have concerns about:

Automobiles and Parts Defects

Class Actions

Defective Drugs, Medical Devices

Defective Products

Toxic Exposure

ReNu Contact Lens Solution Infection

A link has been alleged between an eye fungus called fusarium keratitis and ReNu with MoistureLoc, a contact lens solution made by Bausch & Lomb that was pulled from store shelves on May 15, 2006.

Nursing Home Abuse Litigation

Mistreatment in a nursing home -- physical, emotional, or financial -- should never occur. A lawsuit is sometimes necessary to prevent it.

Fosamax, Zometa, Aredia Injuries

Hundreds of people who used drugs in the bisphosphate class to treat cancer -- drugs that include Fosamax, Zomeda, and Aredia -- report that they now suffer osteonecrosis of the jaw, a breakdown in users of bisphosphonates.

Ortho Evra Injuries

News reports have described an alleged link between Ortho Evra and strokes and blood clots.

Vioxx Injuries

Vioxx, an arthritis drug, significantly raises the risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a new study.

Additional Investigations

For additional matters under investigation, click on the link above.

Go to www.oregonjuries.org for important information about the role of juries in protecting Oregon families.