Fletchers Solicitors appointed Lisa Lunt and Sarah Samuel as practice co-heads in June 2025, strengthening its expanding product liability and clinical negligence offering. The team handles claimant-side medical device and consumer product litigation against major manufacturers and distributors.
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Key clients
- Boston Scientific Pacemakers
- NexGen Complete Knee Solutions
- Mitchum Deodorant
Work highlights
Acting for Boston Scientific Pacemakers in proposed group litigation arising from Boston Scientific’s Class I recall of life-sustaining pacemakers, involving reported deaths and hundreds of injuries, and raising novel issues under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 relating to long-standing manufacturer knowledge, delayed recall, and regulatory oversight.
Acting for NexGen in High Court litigation arising from alleged defects in NexGen knee implants, subject to collective case management and involving complex product liability and jurisdictional issues.
Acting for Mitchum Deodorant in multi-claimant litigation against Revlon arising from a manufacturing change to Mitchum roll-on deodorant that caused dermatological injuries, including permanent scarring, with claims under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and negligence, collectively case managed in the High Court.
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Firms to watch
Practice head
Adrian Denson; Lisa Lunt