Defective Medical Device Lawyer in California
You trusted an implant or medical device to help you heal — not to cause new pain, revision surgery, or lasting harm. When a device fails, we help California patients pursue the companies behind it.
When a device meant to heal causes harm
Hip and knee implants, surgical mesh, stents, and other hardware are supposed to improve your life, but a defective device can migrate, corrode, fail, or trigger serious complications. Patients are often left facing painful revision surgeries and long recoveries. These claims typically focus on whether the device was defectively designed or its risks were not properly disclosed.
Records and hardware tell the story
The details matter — the device brand, model, and lot number, along with your surgical and medical records, help establish what was implanted and how it failed. If a device is removed, it is important that the explanted hardware be preserved rather than discarded. We gather these records and evidence as part of a free, confidential review.
Personal Injury law in California
California injury law shapes your case in a few specific ways worth knowing early.
- Filing deadline: You generally have two years from the date of the injury to file — and only about six months to put a government entity on notice before you can sue.
- Fault: California follows pure comparative negligence, so you can still recover even if you were partly — or mostly — at fault, with your recovery reduced by your share of the blame.
- Damage caps: An ordinary California injury case has no cap on damages; medical-malpractice claims are the main exception.
- Uninsured drivers: California sets minimum auto-insurance limits and uninsured/underinsured-motorist rules that affect what coverage is available.
Frequently asked questions
How do I know if my medical device is defective in California?
You may not know for certain on your own, especially if the harm developed over time — recalls, unusual complications, or a needed revision surgery can be signs. We can help you identify the device and evaluate what happened in a free review.
California law — what people ask
How long do I have to file an injury claim in California?
Generally two years from the date you were hurt. If a government entity is involved — a city vehicle, a public road, a public hospital — you usually have to present a formal claim to that agency within roughly six months before you can sue at all, which catches people out far more often than the two-year date.
Can I still recover if I was partly at fault in California?
Yes. California uses pure comparative negligence, so your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault rather than barred — even if your share turns out to be the larger one. There is no cutoff percentage that ends a claim here.
Does California cap what I can recover?
Not in an ordinary injury case. Medical-malpractice claims are the main exception, where non-economic damages are limited by a cap that steps up over time. For most claims — car crashes, falls, defective products — there is no statutory ceiling.
What if more than one person was responsible?
California splits the analysis: defendants can be jointly responsible for your economic losses such as medical bills and lost income, while non-economic damages like pain and suffering are apportioned to each defendant by its own share of fault.
The driver who hit me had no insurance. What now?
Your own uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage is usually the answer, and it commonly applies to hit-and-run collisions as well. Check every policy in the household, not only the one covering the car you were in.
Will the jury hear that my health insurance paid my bills?
Generally not. California follows the collateral source rule, so a wrongdoer does not get credit for insurance you paid for. How your medical damages are measured is a separate and often contested question.
Think you may have a case?
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