Tissue Implants - Illegally Harvested

As you may have heard, the long anticipated indictments of several Philadelphia funeral home directors were issued this week. The indictment details some of the most horrific criminal conduct imaginable, and underscores the huge public health risk created by the illegal “harvesting” of human tissue intended for surgical implantation.

We have now filed 2 lawsuits on behalf of victims who received tainted body parts. Those cases are pending in the MDL in the Federal Court in Newark, New Jersey. Expert reports have been supplied, expert depositions taken, and Daubert Hearings will be held this fall on the issue of whether or not contaminated body parts place recipients at risk of contracting infectious diseases. We also represent other clients whose cases have yet to be filed.

As always, we remain available to review any new cases.

Details

A ghoulish scandal was uncovered in November, 2004 after a routine business dispute between the buyer and seller of a Brooklyn, New York Funeral Home.  The owner of the funeral home had contracted with the owner of a tissue company to illegally harvest bone and tissue from corpses.  The tissue company failed to properly harvest, sterilize, package and ship the tissue but distributed it to hospitals all over the United States for use in transplant surgeries.  As a result, patients who have had transplant surgeries are discovering that they have been infected with HIV, hepatitis and syphilis.  Those that have not been infected must live with the constant fear of potentially contracting a disease.  If you or a loved one has received a letter from your doctor asking you to obtain blood tests after the recall of tissue used in your surgery due to “questions about adequacy of donor documentation,” contact us for a free consultation.  There is no charge to discuss this case with you.

For more information please see the following articles:

MSNBC Article

FDA Information

Contact us for more information contact Mike Miller at Solberg, Stewart, Miller & Tjon at 701-237-3166 or toll free at 877-237-3166 or send an email to Mike at: mmiller@solberglaw.com.