The Ferraro Law Firm Files Suit on Behalf of Transplant Patient Contaminated By Illegally Harvested Human Tissue

6 June 2006

The Ferraro Law Firm, one of the nation's largest claimants' litigation firms, recently announced that their client Carlton Dean was diagnosed with Hepatitis B and C as a result of possible contamination from illegally harvested human tissue distributed from Regeneration Technologies, Inc., Medtronic Sofamor Danek, USA, Inc., and SpinalGraft Technologies, LLC, Biomedical Tissue Services, LTD (BTS), Michael Mastromarino, and Joseph Nicelli. The suit, filed in Broward County on May 30, 2006, contends that Mr. Dean received the news from his surgeon's office that the tissue used in his complicated spinal surgery originated from BTS, which was currently under an FDA investigation for falsifying records.

In two separate cases filed by The Ferraro Law Firm in Alachua County against the above-named defendants on April 26, 2005 on behalf of Leroy Kiddell and Janice Schmitt, the suits contend that Mr. Kiddell and Ms. Schmitt both underwent spinal surgeries wherein the bone grafts they received were also part of the recall prompted by the FDA. In both cases, the Plaintiffs were informed by their surgeons of the alarming news and advised to undergo blood testing.

Plaintiffs counsel David A. Jagolinzer said, "Contrary to recent statements made by the Defendants in the press, people have been injured and seriously -- this is another tragic case of corporate greed at the expense of everyday people that we see in our practice everyday."

As the alarming number of lawsuits continues to increase and hospitals nationwide report on receipt of illegally harvested and potentially dangerous tissue, The Ferraro Law Firm believes that stricter regulations are needed to monitor industry standards.

"It is our concern that there is a possibility that the problem of corruption, body stealing, forgery and reckless endangerment may far extend what has been included in the recent Biomedical Tissue Services charges," said James Ferraro, founder of The Ferraro Law Firm.

Anyone who may believe they have received a tissue transplant or bone graft and has been inexplicably diagnosed with Hepatitis, HIV, Syphilis or other infectious disease should take the necessary steps to protect their legal rights. The Ferraro Law Firm is also representing family members of those whose bodies were unlawfully stolen and harvested.

Tainted tissue and bone cases in Florida are being represented by The Ferraro Law Firm and Motley Rice of Mount Pleasant, S.C.

About The Ferraro Law Firm

The Ferraro Law Firm is one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation firms. The Ferraro Law Firm's attorneys gained global recognition for their pioneering work on behalf of asbestos victims and countless others whose lives have been affected by exposure to toxic chemicals. The Ferraro Law Firm's attorneys continue to seek justice in areas including catastrophic injury; environmental hazards and contamination; medical negligence and medical device defects; occupational disease and toxic torts; transportation disasters and defects; and family law. For more information on The Ferraro Law Firm call 1-800-275-3332 or visit http://www.ferrarolaw.com .

Contact: David A. Jagolinzer

Office 305.375.0111

Email daj@ferrarolaw.com

Source: prnewswire

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