Dr Shezad Malik Law Firm has offices based in Fort Worth and Dallas and represents people who have suffered catastrophic and serious personal injuries including wrongful death, caused by the negligence or recklessness of others. We specialize in Personal Injury trial litigation and focus our energy and efforts on those we represent.

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The History of Camp Lejeune Water Contamination. I am writing this blog article to inform folks about one of our national tragedies, a scandal that affected our brave soldiers, and their families who were living on the military base called Camp Lejeune. And sadly this injustice was perpetrated by the Department of Navy who oversaw the administration of the military base and aided and defended by the Justice Department lawyers.

Water contamination at Camp Lejeune over many years lead to serious illness including cancer, lymphoma and leukemia

Camp Lejeune Cancer, Leukemia, and Lymphoma Death and Injury Lawsuits

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is a 246-square-mile United States military training facility based in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and established in 1941. And is one of the world-famous Marine training bases, the other being Camp Pendleton based in California.

Wrongful death lawsuit

Wrongful death lawsuit

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Atmos Energy Settles. If you’re a North Texas resident, chances are you’ve heard of Atmos Energy. Atmos Energy is a Dallas-based distributor of natural gas and is one of the largest distributors in the United States.

Their customer base spans nine states and they oversee a massive intrastate natural gas pipeline system. Due to the size of their operation, it’s no surprise that Atmos Energy has reported revenues in the billions.

Personal injury from car accident

Car accident scene, with ambulance and fire trucks

Personal Injury – The Importance of Acting Fast in Texas. In the state of Texas, personal injury cases fall under the category of “civil” cases, and therefore have a two-year statute of limitations. This means that a lawsuit can only be filed within two years of the date of the incident that caused the injury. In many cases, some injuries become apparent very quickly; broken bones and lacerations are easy to identify and are fairly straightforward to treat with the correct medical care, however, “unseen” injuries can be much harder to detect which increases the probability of suffering from long-lasting complications.

Top Three types of Personal Injury claims

Child sex abuse

Child sex abuse

Child Sex Abuse in Catholic Dioceses Worldwide – One of Nation’s Oldest Districts Suing Insurance Companies to Cover Tide of Cases. Twenty years ago, the Boston Globe reported on the child sex abuse endemic to the Boston Archdiocese of the Catholic Church.

Damningly, that report found that not only were children abused but that the Church was complicit in hiding the allegations and refusing to hold the predators responsible, fomenting an institution that was extremely dangerous for children.

Dallas, Texas victim of dog mauling and dog attack. As reported earlier, a Dallas, Texas student who was horrendously mauled and attacked by two dogs, has now returned home after an extensive hospital stay.

Jaqueline Durand, 22, was dog-sitting for a Coppell couple when she was mauled by their two pets, a German Shepherd and a pit bull. The UT Dallas student was hired as a dog sitter for three pets while their owners were out of town. Read the full story here.

Durand suffered multiple catastrophic injuries including the loss of both ears, lips, nose, and the majority of her face, the dog bites missed her carotid artery and she had multiple deep dog bites and lacerations all over her body.

Dallas schoolboy attacked by vicious dog. According to local Dallas news reports, a 6-year-old boy was hospitalized after being seriously mauled by a vicious dog earlier this week. And the police state that the dog’s owner is now facing charges.

According to the police, the dog attack occurred around 3:15 p.m. in the 3400 block of Timberglen Road, Dallas.dallas-dog-attack-attorney

The wounded boy was leaving a school bus when the dog escaped from a local apartment and bit and attacked the 6-year-old. According to the local news, the police said the dog’s owner was identified as 31-year-old Daneka Black, who “failed to secure” the animal.

Texas DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Trial. The latest round of Johnson and Johnson DePuy Pinnacle hip failure bellwether trials are underway in the Northern District of Texas federal court, based in Dallas, Texas.

Texas DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Trial.

Texas DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Trial. DePuy is under fire over its Pinnacle/Ultamet line of metal hip devices causing metal poisoning and premature failure according to lawsuits.

This trial involves six consolidated New York plaintiffs who claim serious side effects and injuries related to the premature failure of their Pinnacle device. (In re: DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. Pinnacle Hip Implant Product Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2244)

Smith & Nephew hip lawsuit settlement. Over the past ten years, metal on metal (MOM) hip implants have been criticized over their increased risk of premature failure and another serious complication known as metallosis.

Smith & Nephew hip lawsuit settlement

Smith & Nephew hip lawsuit settlement. Smith & Nephew Birmingham hip failure linked to design defect causing personal injury, metallosis, pain and need for risky revision surgery according to lawsuits

Metal hip replacement devices are expected to last 10 years or more. Now it is discovered that some newer-generation hip replacement devices have a higher failure rate because of the metal-on-metal components.

Johnson and Johnson Pinnacle hip trials. According to the latest court order issued on August 25, the latest round of Johnson and Johnson DePuy Pinnacle hip failure trials are set to start in early September.

Johnson and Johnson Pinnacle hip trials

Johnson and Johnson Pinnacle hip trials. DePuy is under fire over its Pinnacle/Ultamet line of metal hip devices causing metal poisoning and premature failure according to lawsuits.

Johnson and Johnson, the world’s largest pharmaceutical company and medical device maker, and its DePuy subsidiary are under fire over similar allegations involving its Pinnacle/Ultamet line of metal hip devices which are prone to metal poisoning and premature failure according to lawsuits.

Invokana Amputation Settlement Lawsuit. In order to qualify for an Invokana or Invokamet amputation lawsuit settlement, a patient must have taken Invokana or Invokamet and developed serious amputation side effects involving toes, feet or leg amputations.

Invokana Amputation Settlement Lawsuit.

Invokana Amputation Settlement Lawsuit. In order to qualify for an Invokana or Invokamet amputation lawsuit settlement, a patient must have taken Invokana or Invokamet and developed serious amputation side effects involving toes, feet or leg amputations.

Johnson & Johnson the world’s largest pharmaceutical and medical device maker and its Janssen subsidiary are under the hammer over serious allegations that the companies failed to warn about severe side effects from its blockbuster line of new diabetic medications.

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