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Nicholas J. Drakulich Esq.
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Product Liability, Medical Malpractice
2727 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 322, San Diego, CA 92108
About Nicholas J. Drakulich Esq.
Practice Areas
- Product Liability
- Medical Malpractice
Education
- California Western School of Law, San Diego, California, 1978J.D.
- University of Southern California, 1975B.A.
- Honors: cum laude
Representative Cases
- In Re: HardiePlank Fiber Cement Siding Litigation, MDL No. 12-02359 (United States District Court, District of Minnesota)
- In Re: Actos (Pioglitazone) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 11- 2299 (United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana)
- n Re: Medtronic, Inc., Sprint Fidelis Leads Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 08-1905 (United States District Court, District of Minnesota)
- In Re: Guidant Corp. Implantable Defibrillators Products liability litigation, MDL No. 05-1708 (United States District Court, District of Minnesota
- In Re: Medtronic, Inc. Implantable Defibrillators Products liability litigation, MDL No. 05-1726 (United States District Court, District of Minnesota
- In Re: HardiePlank Fiber Cement Siding Litigation, MDL No. 12-02359 (United States District Court, District of Minnesota)
- In Re: Actos (Pioglitazone) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 11- 2299 (United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana)
- n Re: Medtronic, Inc., Sprint Fidelis Leads Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 08-1905 (United States District Court, District of Minnesota)
- In Re: Guidant Corp. Implantable Defibrillators Products liability litigation, MDL No. 05-1708 (United States District Court, District of Minnesota
- In Re: Medtronic, Inc. Implantable Defibrillators Products liability litigation, MDL No. 05-1726 (United States District Court, District of Minnesota
Classes and Seminars
- Preemption of Devices & Drugs: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: Transvaginal Mesh and ACTOS Litigation, 2012 - Present
- The Cutting Edge of ESI Protocols – Predictive Coding & Concepts Searching, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: Pradaxa, Zoloft, Actors, Yaz and Everything MDL, 2012 - Present
- Who Is Paying Your Doctor? – The Learned Intermediary Doctrine, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: Hot Topics in the MDL and Class Action Litigation, 2012 - Present
- Bard IVC Filter, HarrisMartin Symposium: All Things Mass Tort, 2012 - Present
- Professionalism in the Complex Litigation Landscape: Perspectives from the Bench and Bar, 12th Annual Class Action/Complex Litigation Symposium, 2012 - Present
- Preemption/Mensing, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: Zimmer NexGen Knee and DePuy Hip Implant Litigation, 2011 - Present
- Past Claims and Pending Litigation, HarrisMartin’s Darvon and Hip Implant Litigation Conference: New Developments in These Emerging Mass Torts, 2011 - Present
- Past Claims and Pending Litigation, HarrisMartin’s Darvon and Darvocet Recall Litigation Conference, 2011 - Present
- Toyota Recall, Toyota Recall Litigation Conference Part 2, 2010 - Present
- Daubert’s Application in Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation, Scientific Evidence:Daubert, DNA & More, 2010 - Present
- Preemption Presentation, 10th Annual Class Action/Mass Tort Symposium, 2010 - Present
- Preemption: What Survives, Where Are We Headed and What’s the Difference?, 9th Annual Class Action/Mass Tort Symposium, 2009 - Present
- Preemption: What Survives and Where Are We Headed? A Timely Jurisprudential and Legislative Update, 8th Annual Class Action/Mass Tort Symposium, 2008 - Present
- Heart Device Litigation – Guidance/Medtronic at St. Jude Heart Devices, Mealey’s Drug and Medical Device, 2007 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Nevada, 1979
- California, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court District of Nevada
Other Affiliations
- The State Bar of California
- The State Bar of Nevada
- The Federal Bar Association (Sustaining member)
- American Association for Justice
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- The National Trial Lawyers
- The Association of Business Trial Lawyers of America
- The Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Best of the US
- Strathmore's Who's Who (Lifetime member)
- Western Trial Lawyers Association
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Product Liability, Medical Malpractice
Nearby Lawyers
- Product Liability
- Medical Malpractice
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