As a South Florida attorney who handles many personal injury matters including car accidents and wrongful death cases, I have often seen the ugly consequences of texting while driving. We've all seen people distracted by texting and many of us have family or friends that have been hit by drivers who were either texting or on their cell phone.  The 2008 incident  in which a commuter rail driver in Los Angeles killed 25 passengers after missing a stop signal while texting and crashing into a freight train, is a graphic reminder of this growing problem.

Texting while driving has become a national epidemic. Cities are trying to control the activity. City officials in the Broward county town of Parkland have proposed a ban on texting and driving. Research has shown that texting while driving is like driving while intoxicated. Drivers are distracted, resulting in slowed reflexes and response times, which puts themselves and others in danger.

Serious accidents and injuries that result from texting while driving are on the rise and people have shown that  like the use of a seat belt, they often don't practice safe measures unless compelled to do so by changes in the law.

 At The Law Offices of Corey Leifer, we support Parkland's efforts to ban texting while driving. Texting while driving must be reeled in before the death toll continues to rise. 

Our office is currently investigating claims where people have suffered complications following knee replacement surgery involving a particular Zimmer brand knee implant system.  Consultations with our office (877) 395-8055 are confidential and always free of charge.  The system in question is called the Zimmer NexGen CR-Flex ("Zimmer Nexgen") knee replacement system.  As opposed to other knee implants that are implanted using adhesive cement, the Zimmer NexGen was designed to stick to a patient's bone by using cobalt alloy and porous fiber metal.

 The attached New York Times article explains in detail the problems that have been reported with this implant, which include an alarmingly high failure rate.  The failure rate has been reported to be approximately 9.3% and as many as 36% of the implants have become loose within a short time after surgery.  This type of implant was designed to last 15 years but many patients have had to undergo revision surgery within a few years after receiving this particular Zimmer NexGen model. 

 If you or someone you know has had revision surgery post knee replacement or is experiencing sever and constant pain or loosening after knee replacement surgery, contact your doctor or review your records to see if the implant you received was a Zimmer NexGen.

  Link to the New York Times article.