Avandia® Injury Lawyers
Attorneys Richard J. Serpe, PC and Richard Lewis have helped thousands of clients around the country in obtaining compensation for injury and/or death related to medical malpractice and pharmaceuticals. If you or a loved one have experienced physical or mental problems due to Avandia use, you may be eligible for inclusion in our class-action lawsuit against the manufacturers.
Contact us today toll-free at 877.664.9365 to speak with Mr. Serpe or Mr. Lewis.
Richard J. Serpe is the lead attorney at The Law Offices of Richard J. Serpe P.C. Mr. Serpe has represented victims of toxic torts and environmental contamination across the country. He has successfully tried lawsuits in state and federal courts. He has resolved lead poisoning cases for victims in Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia, and has secured over $50,000,000 in verdicts and settlements for these clients.
In 1999, he concluded actions for 90 families poisoned at the Abex Superfund site. Mr. Serpe represents the victims of brain damage from toxic and traumatic injuries. He has commissioned over 200 neuropsychological assessments to document the extent of brain injury and is highly experienced in demonstrating the extent of a victim’s loss.
Mr. Serpe obtained a masters degree in Maritime law from Tulane University. He has been awarded Proctor status from the Maritime Law Association of the United States. He has successfully represented clients under the Jones Act and under the general maritime law.
Mr. Serpe is frequently associated in complex litigation, managing cases with difficult scientific and medical issues. He has experience managing large case cohorts, including the extensive use of database and litigation support software.
He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America ®, and has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell law directory, which is the highest given. He has been named a “Super Lawyer” – among the top 5 percent of lawyers in Virginia- by Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine since 2006.
Richard Serpe is admitted to practice in Virginia, Texas and Louisiana. Mr Serpe has represented clients before the Louisiana and Virginia Supreme courts, and appeared before the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Circuits of the US Court of Appeals.
Mr. Serpe is a frequent lecturer speaking nationally on environmental and personal injury law. Mr. Serpe also serves as a Committee chair, and board member of Lynnhaven River 2007, assisting in Oyster Restoration for the Lynnhaven River.
Richard S. Lewis is a partner at Hausfeld LLP. He has been appointed to serve as co-lead counsel in mass tort and product liability class action cases including In re StarLink Corn Products (N.D. Ill) (asserting claims by farmers for genetic modification contamination of the U.S. corn supply) and In re PPA (asserting claims by users of unsafe over-the-counter medicines). He has also been appointed to the MDL Steering Committee in In re Prempro Products Liability Litigation and In re Chinese Manufactured Drywall.
In addition, Mr. Lewis served as lead counsel in numerous actions to obtain medical monitoring relief for communities exposed to toxic chemicals from hazardous waste disposal practices or unsafe drugs. These include In re Diet Drug Litigation (Fen-Phen), which resulted in a $4 billion settlement providing medical monitoring in addition to individual personal injury awards, and Harman v. Lipari, a Superfund case that resulted in a settlement providing medical monitoring for thousands of residents who lived on or played near a landfill. Mr. Lewis has litigated both individual and class childhood lead poisoning cases and he is presently lead counsel in a case against the lead pigment industry, City of Milwaukee v. NL Industries Inc. Mr. Lewis is also handling mass tort cases involving Vioxx, and environmental cases in India, South Africa, and Barbados.