Complex Business and Commercial Litigation, Construction Defects, Dangerous Drugs & Medical Devices, Mass Tort, Class Action, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, and Workers' Compensation
DECEMBER 2019 E-NEWS
GOOD LAWYERS
BURG SIMPSON RECOGNIZED BY BEST LAWYERS
“BEST LAW FIRMS 2020”
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers cooperatively released its tenth annual list of “Best Law Firms” rankings for 2020. Burg Simpson was recognized as the #1 National Ranked law firm for Mass Tort Litigation & Class Action suits. See all of our Best Law Firm rankings for 2020 here
Burg Simpson shareholders Michael S. Burg, David K. TeSelle, Holly B. Kammerer ,and their team, recently brought justice for their clients when a Maricopa County Superior Court jury found in favor of the plaintiffs. Ten of 21 plaintiffs who sued a now-shuttered Phoenix body donation company will be awarded $58.5 million.
This case involved a black market industry that profited by selling and trafficking human body parts. Burg Simpson filed a claim against the owners of the Biological Resource Center for mishandling remains of donated bodies, and the companies who were accused of buying body parts from them.
Trail lawyer Michael Burg, the firm’s founder, says, “The selling of human remains is an underground industry that most people don’t know about. These funeral homes defrauded grieving families by obtaining the remains of their loved ones and then selling body parts on the black market. It was an honor to help bring an element of closure to the families who have suffered from the horrific actions of these individuals." Read more here.
CHANGING LIVES
Burg Simpson Supports Denver Paramedics
The annual Denver Health Paramedics Awards Luncheon is held to honor and applaud the heroic service of the Denver Health Paramedic Division as the sole provider of emergency medical services for the City and County of Denver. Burg Simpson offers our thanks and gratitude to the men and women of Denver Paramedic Division who provide our community with outstanding care every day.
"By law, bicycles are vehicles and they have the same rights and responsibilities as motorized vehicles when on our roadways. As more and more Americans are biking to commute, for exercise, and just for fun, it is important for cyclists and motorists to focus on making safe choices to help reduce deaths and injuries when sharing the road."
