KC Law Firm

Are you looking for a KC law firm that specializes in Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices? Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (SHB) is a KC law firm with offices throughout the United States and in Europe. As a well-respected KC law firm, we have successfully defended pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in products liability and other high-stakes litigation for more than 35 years in KC.

Law firm reputations worth having must be earned, and we began our illustrious career in pharmaceuticals in the early 1970s when Eli Lilly and Co. engaged SHB as regional counsel and later as national co-counsel in cases involving oral contraceptives and the DPT vaccine. Today, we enjoy a reputation of being a fair, hardworking and loyal law firm that represents more than 30 pharmaceutical and medical device parent companies and their subsidiaries in products liability, antitrust, employment, environmental, commercial, and intellectual property litigation.

The SHB Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Practice has handled cases in every state and the District of Columbia, as well as in federal courts across the country, and we remain on the leading edge of the industry. Our diverse KC law firm includes former prosecutors and seasoned civil trial lawyers that have represented prescription pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in a number of complex matters, including the following:

• A criminal and civil investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice alleging Medicaid fraud.
• Multidistrict civil litigation premised on alleged manipulation of pharmaceutical pricing (National Counsel).
• Hearings before committees of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
• Actions by various state attorneys general premised on pharmaceutical pricing manipulation.
• An investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice into allegedly improper payments to health care providers.
• Qui tam matters pending in state and federal courts involving allegations of pricing manipulation.
• Responses to subpoenas issued by the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services involving allegations of Medicaid fraud.
• An investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

This KC law firm is also home to attorneys that have tried high-profile pharma cases in many jurisdictions. We have 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. Our KC law firm office has access to SHB attorneys, research analysts and support personnel around the world, and we rely on their experience and expertise to ensure we represent our clients as professionally as possible.

Few KC law firms dedicate more than 100 attorneys to the unique needs and challenges of this industry. Our practice area contact lives in Kansas City and is ready to discuss your legal needs. Contact us today!