Year: 2016

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Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs along with a team of other product liability firms recently obtained a remand of their Essure medical device cases back to a St. Louis, Missouri state court. Essure is a method of permanent birth control that has come under fire for the number of safety concerns raised by patients and cited in…

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Attorney Erin Copeland of Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs spoke this week on “Getting Selected for Leadership” at the Next Generation Conference hosted by the Institute for Complex Litigation and Mass Claims at Emory Law in Atlanta. Erin Copeland, along with senior members of the federal judiciary and other notable attorneys from both the Plaintiffs…

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Testing Essure is marketed as a form of permanent birth control device made of metals, including nickel and titanium. The device consists of two coils that are implanted into a woman’s fallopian tubes and are intended to remain there for the life of the patient blocking sperm from reaching the eggs. A number of risks have…

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Attorney Erin Copeland of Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs will speak on the topic of Ethical Dilemmas in the Perpetuation of Unfair Stereotypes of Women & How to Change the Dialogue at the Diversity in the Law seminar at the Charlotte Marriott City Center in Charlotte, North Carolina this week, November 29-30, 2016. This seminar…

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According to a new press release, a judge in California has ordered all cases in the state against Bayer Corporation regarding the Essure® permanent birth control device be consolidated before a single judge in the Alameda County Superior Court. The plaintiffs in the litigation are represented by a team of national leaders in the fight against…

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While many people may have a basic understanding of a spinal cord injury, there are some things that not a lot of people understand. At Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, our Houston spinal cord injury attorneys understand that this type of situation can be difficult. Because of this, we want to make sure people understand the potential…

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Many women who were implanted with the Essure® permanent birth control device have complained of painful and severe adverse events that required the women to have the device surgically removed. The Essure® device has been marketed as a non-incisional alternative to other permanent birth control surgical procedures, such as vasectomy and tubal ligation. Two Essure®…

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The team at Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs is proud to announce that three of our attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 Super Lawyers® list. Attorney Erin Copeland has been selected to the Super Lawyers® list for two consecutive years. Attorney Jay Henderson earns his 10th consecutive selection to the list. For Attorney Tommy Fibich, this marks his…

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Some careers are inherently more dangerous than others. For example, oilfield work is a particularly hazardous job. Those who work with oil and gas are often put in harm’s way simply due to the many factors with which they work. There are many combustible elements, heavy machinery, and other factors that can cause a worker…

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Marketed as a nonincisional approach to permanent birth control, the Essure® procedure involves implanting a coil made from polyester fibers and metals into each of a woman’s fallopian tubes. Once implanted, body tissue is supposed to grow in and around the coils thereby creating a barrier that blocks sperm from reaching a woman’s eggs. While…