Affiliated Firms

Ferrer, Poirot & Wansbrough
They specialize in legal issues related to injuries caused by drug side effects, medical malpractice, defective drugs and mass torts. One area of particular focus is primary pulmonary hypertension, a rare lung disease that occurs when the blood pressure in the pulmonary artery is abnormally elevated. PPH symptoms typically include shortness of breath and chest pain, and patients can die without PPH treatment. It is now known that primary pulmonary hypertension can be caused by certain diet drugs, including Fen Phen, Redux (dexfenfluramine) and Pondimin (fenfluramine).

Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz
The attorneys of Aylstock, Witkin and Sasser provide help to those who have been victimized by others. Their practice areas include not only help for auto accident and other personal injury victims in Northwest Florida, they also represent victims nationally for injuries due to defective drugs, defective medical products, such as defective pacemakers, and consumer fraud. They are thought to be among the top personal injury lawyers in Pensacola and throughout Florida.

Personal injury lawyers have helped thousands of clients in many practice areas, including personal injury, wrongful death, environmental exposure, medical malpractice, stock fraud and pharmaceutical injuries, including injuries related to Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS). Drugs most often associated with SJS are antibiotics, anticonvulsants and pain relievers, including Bextra, Celebrex, Advil, Motrin and Ibuprofen. Also, there is a more severe condition known as toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN).

Levin, Simes, Kaiser & Gornick
The law firm of Levin, Simes, Kaiser & Gornick was established to protect the rights of victims who have become seriously injured due to manufacturer negligence in a variety of areas, including defective medical devices and drugs. In addition to helping victims who have filed trasylol lawsuits in order to receive financial retribution due this defective drug’s ability to harm people, the lawyers at Levin, Simes, Kaiser & Gornick have also established themselves as effective proponents of gadolinium lawsuits. These lawyers have dedicated their careers to providing strong legal counseling to victims of negligent manufacturers. Gadolinium exposure is typically experienced by patients who undergo an MRI or MRA during which a gadolinium-based image contrast agent is injected. These agents allow the physician to view abnormal cell growth throughout the body. The side effects of gadolinium are numerous, and include the debilitating, incurable disease, nephrogenic systemic fibrosis/nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy. If you feel you have been exposed to a gadolinium agent, you should contact Levin, Simes, Kaiser & Gornick immediately.