We Are The Bad Drug & Defective Medical Device Advocates. Billions Recovered For Our Clients.

Located in Houston, Texas, Pulaski Kherkher PLLC represents plaintiffs from across the United States, individually, and in class and mass actions.

We handle all types of personal injury cases including:

  • Serious injury or death from dangerous drugs and defective medical devices
  • Serious injury or death from other defective products
  • Fraud and deceptive business practices
  • Exposure to dangerous and cancer-causing materials like asbestos

Most importantly, we get results. Tens of thousands of claims have been settled and billions of dollars awarded because we work hard and won’t give up. For more than 20 years we’ve handled cases that have made headlines and changed lives because we believe in justice.

Take a look at some of the cases we’ve settled.

Noteworthy Victories

$180MILLION

ACTOS (TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS)

This Type 2 diabetes drug has resulted in bladder cancer for many patients. We currently represent 900 patients who have a pending settlement estimated to be $180 million.
$45MILLION

AVANDIA (GLAXOSMITHKLINE)

When it was revealed that this drug increased the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and heart-related pain, we went to bat for more than 1500 clients and received over $45,000,000 in settlements.
$70MILLION

FEN-PHEN (WYETH/AHP)

Two popular diet drugs created heart valve problems for their users. We settled cases for 350 clients, totaling more than $70 million.
$60MILLION

GADOLINIUM MRI DYE (GE HEALTHCARE/BAYER/ TYCO HEALTHCARE)

This contrast dye contains a heavy metal that causes a serious skin condition called Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis. We represent 48 clients who settled for more than $60 million.
$200MILLION

PAXIL (GLAXOSMITHKLINE)

If used during the first trimester of pregnancy, there is an increased risk of birth defects, which wasn’t revealed until the FDA stepped in. We settled 230 cases for $200 million.
$19MILLION

PPA (BAYER)

When it was discovered that this drug was linked to an increased risk of stroke, we were one of the first to begin litigation. We represented more than 50 clients who were awarded more than $19 million.
$185MILLION

PRADAXA (BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM)

This blood thinner can cause serious internal bleeding, and there is no known antidote. We helped 1500 patients get $185 million, which represents more than one-third of the settlements for the entire country.
$100MILLION

YAZ/YASMIN (BAYER)

The FDA approved this birth control pill; however, it was linked to serious health complications, from blood clots to stroke and death. We settled more than 700 cases for more than $100 million.
$700MILLION

ZYPREXA (ELI LILLY)

Eli Lilly knew this drug increased blood sugar but refused to disclose the risks. We worked on more than 700 cases and participated in a global settlement of nearly $700 million.
$4MILLION

TOPAMAX (JOHNSON & JOHNSON)

It was revealed that children whose mothers took this antiepileptic drug during pregnancy ran the risk of severe congenital birth defects. One of our clients received a jury verdict of more than $4 million, and we settled many cases for other children and their families
$85MILLION

VIOXX (MERCK)

This drug was recalled in 2004 when it was revealed it caused a higher rate of heart attacks and strokes. After several years of hard work, we got more than 700 clients more than $85 million in damages.

Dangerous Medical Device Litigation

$100MILLION

ARTIFICIAL HIP RECALL (DEPUY-JOHNSON & JOHNSON/STRYKER/ZIMMER/ WRIGHT)

These hip-implant products were recalled, and we were able to settle over 525 claims for more than $100 million.
$33Million

ORTHO EVRA BIRTH CONTROL PATCH (ORTHO MCNEIL/JOHNSON & JOHNSON)

Women using the Ortho-Evra patch were exposed to 60 percent more estrogen than women who use oral birth control pills. We represented 165 women and got them a total settlement of more than $33 million.
$15Million

GUIDANT DEFIBRILLATOR

We filed one of the first lawsuits in the country involving a flaw that can short-circuit and disable those made before 2003. Overall, we settled more than 500 cases for more than $15 million.
$12Million

MEDTRONIC DEFIBRILLATOR

We believe this company knew for years that there was a battery shorting problem in these devices – yet still sold them. We were able to settle 400 claims for our clients, totaling more than $12 million.