Allan Berger & Associates
4173 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, New Orleans, LA 70119
4.9(68 reviews)About Allan Berger & Associates
Allan Berger & Associates is a personal injury law firm located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Established in 1975, the firm represents clients in cases such as auto accidents, medical malpractice, product liability, and offshore injuries. Founder Allan Berger has over 50 years of experience. The firm has secured multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements, including a $576 million product liability settlement and a $72 million product liability verdict. They serve individuals and families throughout Louisiana.
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$576M
Product Liability
Boston Scientific settled 9,000 products liability cases based on complications caused by their transvaginal meshes. This includes two separate settlements: $119 million for 3,000 cases (approx. $40,000 per case) in April 2015, and $457 million for 6,000 plaintiffs in October 2015.
$200M
Product Liability
C.R. Bard settled 3,000 products liability cases alleging medical complications caused by hernia meshes. Each plaintiff received approximately $67,000 in damages.
$72M
Product Liability
Jury awarded damages to the family of Jacqueline Fox whose death from ovarian cancer was linked to her use of Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based Baby Powder and Shower to Shower for several decades. Jurors found Johnson & Johnson liable for fraud, negligence and conspiracy.
$35M
Product Liability
Verdict against Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, for medical complications caused by its Prolift pelvic mesh. The plaintiff alleged that Ethicon had withheld information and continuously underreported the failure rate of the product and its propensity to cause post-surgical complications.
$20M
Product Liability
Verdict against Ethicon, after a jury found that their product, the TVT-Secur transvaginal tape, was defective and responsible for causing post-surgical complications in plaintiffs. This product was similar to the company’s hernia mesh device, Physiomesh Flexible Composite Mesh, which it voluntarily withdrew from the market.
$9.2M
Offshore Accidents
Five workers burned at oil storage facility. Gas vapors sucked into truck engine which revved until explosion occurred. The truck and engine was not equipped with a shutdown system.