Sandy Liebhard

Sandy A. Liebhard, a founding partner at Bernstein Liebhard LLP, has successfully represented plaintiffs in complex litigations for more than 20 years. As dedicated consumer advocates, Mr. Liebhard and his fellow attorneys have taken on some of the largest corporate interest in the nation in cases involving dangerous pharmaceuticals, faulty medical devices and defective consumer products. As an author for RXInuryHelp.com, Mr. Liebhard has written extensively on the litigation involving proton pump inhibitors (Nexium, Prilosec, PrevAcid, etc.) and kidney injuries; Risperdal and gynecomastia; the Bair Hugger forced air warming blanket; talcum powder and ovarian cancer; transvaginal mesh; power morcellators; defective hip implants; and more.

Mr. Liebhard is a 1988 graduate of Brooklyn Law School. He is admitted to the Bar of the State of New York, as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.


Proton Pump Inhibitor Lawsuit Plaintiffs Make Second Bid to Consolidate Federal Kidney Claims

Plaintiffs seeking compensation for kidney injuries they allegedly sustained due to their use of proton pump inhibitors have launched a second bid to centralize all such federal lawsuits in a single U.S. District Court. A Motion filed with the U.S. … Continue reading

Hernia Mesh Lawsuit News: Multidistrict Litigation Created for Ethicon Physiomesh Claims

A new multidistrict litigation has been established in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, for all federally-filed hernia mesh lawsuits involving Ethicon, Inc.’s Physiomesh product. In a Transfer Order dated June 2nd, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict … Continue reading

Victim of Prolift Transvaginal Mesh Complications Awarded $2.16 Million in Fourth Pennsylvania Trial

A third Pennsylvania jury has ruled against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon, Inc. in a lawsuit involving one of the companies’ controversial transvaginal mesh devices. In a verdict delivered late last month, jurors in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas … Continue reading

Taxotere Lawsuit Court Overseeing Federal Hair Loss Claims Issues New Orders Addressing Discovery, Bellwether Trials

Taxotere lawsuits filed on behalf of breast cancer patients and others who allegedly experienced permanent hair loss following treatment with the chemotherapy medication continue to move forward in the multidistrict litigation underway in the U.S. District Court, Easter District of … Continue reading

Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Defendant Seeks Summary Judgment Ahead of Sixth Missouri Trial

Johnson & Johnson has motioned for summary judgment in three talcum powder lawsuits scheduled to go to trial next month is Missouri. In separate motions filed on April 17th, the company argued, among other things, that the plaintiffs lacked evidence … Continue reading

Pennsylvania’s Fourth Transvaginal Mesh Trial Nears Conclusion, As Jury Deliberations Commence

Pennsylvania’s fourth transvaginal mesh trial is nearing its end, as jury deliberations were scheduled to begin today in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. The Pennsylvania mass tort program has already concluded three pelvic mesh trials, all of which resulted … Continue reading

Illinois Man Files Ethicon Physiomesh Lawsuit Following Failed Ventral Incisional Hernia Repair

An Illinois man who experienced serious complications following ventral incisional hernia repair has taken legal action against Ethicon. Inc., the manufacturer of the Physiomesh hernia patch used in the procedure. In a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court, Southern … Continue reading

IVC Filter Lawsuits Mount, With Nearly 4,000 Cases Now Pending Against C. R. Bard, Cook Medical

Cook Medical, Inc. and C.R. Bard, Inc. continue to face mounting lawsuits over their retrievable IVC filters, with nearly 4,000 filings recorded against the companies in two separate federal litigations. According to a report issued by the U.S. Judicial Panel … Continue reading

Proton Pump Inhibitor News: Canadian Researchers Propose Guidelines for Deprescribing Popular Heart Burn Medications

Canadian researchers have proposed new guidelines for deprescribing proton pump inhibitors. Their recommendations, which were published this month in Canadian Family Physician, come amid growing concern that long-term proton pump inhibitor use may result in kidney failure and other serious … Continue reading

Debilitating Avelox Side Effects Alleged in Hawaii Woman’s Lawsuit

A woman from Hawaii has filed an Avelox lawsuit in Pennsylvania federal court, after allegedly developing debilitating side effects due to treatment with the fluoroquinolone antibiotic. Her complaint charges Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co. Inc., and other defendants with … Continue reading

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