About

ZOLL, KRANZ AND BORGESS, LLC is an advocate for pharmaceutical drug/device safety and a recognized leader in nationwide litigation involving defective medical drugs and devices, as well as other types of Multidistrict (“MDL”) and Class Action Litigation.

On February 14, 2008, Zoll, Kranz & Borgess, LLC was the first law firm in the nation to file suit against Baxter Healthcare Corporation and other related companies regarding contaminated batches of its drug, Heparin, and is now leading Heparin MDL 1953 in its position as Liaison Counsel and Chair of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee.

In April of 2008, the firm was honored to have three of its clients speak before Congress at an investigational hearing on tainted Heparin entitled, “The Heparin Disaster: Chinese Counterfeits and American Failures.” Their stories have also been featured in news media, including on ABC Nightly News, Nightline, CNN, Bloomberg News, Time Magazine and 60 Minutes.

Zoll, Kranz & Borgess, LLC was also one of the first firms to file suit in 2009 regarding the birth control drugs, Yasmin and Yaz, and have obtained leadership roles in both the MDL and state court consolidated actions. The law firm was also the first to file a class action suit on behalf of the children who suffered unnecessary, improper, painful, and traumatic dental procedures, sedation and restraints at Small Smiles Dental Clinics across the country. Finally, the firm was also recently honored to be appointed a top leadership role as Liaison Counsel in the DePuy hip MDL.

Other prior MDL/mass tort involvement includes, but is not limited to, the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for In Re: Yamaha Motor Corp. Rhino ATV, MDL No. 2016, acting as special counsel on behalf of Plaintiffs in In re: Inter-Op Hip Prosthesis Liability Litigation (Sulzer) MDL Docket No. 01-CV-9000, on the Discovery Committee in In re: Vioxx® Products Liability Litigation MDL Docket No. 1657, and involvement in Ford Crown Victoria, Bextra/Celebrex, Reglan and other mass tort litigation projects.

Zoll, Kranz and Borgess LLC is a closely knit integrated firm, with six attorneys and eight full-time support staff. David W. Zoll, Michelle L. Kranz, and Pamela A. Borgess are the firm partners with extensive litigation experience. Our associate attorneys include Wesley D. Merillat and Zachary J. Murry. In 2009, Donato Borrillo, M.D., J.D., who is both an attorney and practicing physician, became of counsel to the firm. Our support staff members include Christy M. Gallardo, Angela L. Stoldt, Serenity Spitzer, Emily Greenlese, Malina K. Wiltshire, Ashley D. Sheline, Megan A. Eisenhour and Anneke M. Kurt. Together, our team provides a focused and results-oriented approach to litigation that is based on the three Aristotelian principles of advocacy: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos – ethics and character, passion, and logic.