Kansas City Law Firm

The Kansas City law firm of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (SHB) was actually founded in Kansas City. Law firm ingénue Frank Payne Sebree wanted to be part of the progress of the big city and moved to Kansas City from Marshall, Missouri. Later joined by the gentlemen whose names would later represent the firm, SHB has more than a century of legal experience in the Midwest and around the world.

If you are searching for a Kansas City law firm with experience in Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation, consider SHB. We employ attorneys in our Kansas City law firm that are dedicated to representing clients in that specialized area. Kansas City law firm partner Harvey L. Kaplan chairs the firm’s Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation Division and has served as a member of its Executive Committee.

Pharmaceutical/Product Liability/Commercial Litigation

Our Kansas City law firm is not restricted to working with Missouri residents only. In fact, Mr. Kaplan has tried high-profile pharmaceutical cases in many jurisdictions, including Arizona, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. He has won defense verdicts in cases involving serious personal injuries alleged to have been caused by drugs and devices such as DES, the Cu-7 IUD, the Dalkon Shield IUD, and the FenPhen diet drug combination. In addition, he has argued cases in the Appellate Courts of Missouri, Michigan and in the Fifth, Eighth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal.

Mr. Kaplan is well known for defending pharmaceutical and medical device companies in national products liability litigations, including oral contraceptives; hip and knee implants; diethylstilbestrol (DES); DTP, hepatitis, polio and flu vaccines; IUDs; ophthalmic products; migraine drugs; diet drugs; analgesic/anti-rheumatic/Cox-2 drugs; diabetic drugs; anti-rejection drugs; dermatologic products; and antihistamines. His national litigation practice also includes other product liability cases and commercial litigation.

Learn more about Mr. Kaplan and the other attorneys at the SHB Kansas City law firm. Contact us today!