Press

2012-09-26
Hodes Milman Liebeck, LLP Announces Name Change, Opening of Arizona Office and Addition of Two Attorneys
Hodes Milman Liebeck, LLP has announced the opening of its Phoenix, Arizona office, renaming the firm to Hodes Milman Liebeck Mosier, LLP and adding attorneys Robert A. Mosier and Robert K. Scott. Mr. Mosier, managing partner of the Arizona office, represents plaintiffs in a variety of personal injury and medical negligence matters. Mr. Scott, Of Counsel to the firm, is a respected trial attorney specializing in all aspects of bad faith insurance litigation. “We look forward to expanding our geographic reach to serve clients throughout California and Arizona,” said Managing Partner Daniel Hodes. “Both attorneys are talented, highly respected litigators
2012-08-17
Benchmark Plaintiff Recognizes Dan Hodes and Jeff Milman as Local Litigation Stars
Hodes Milman Liebeck Mosier, LLP Founding Partners Dan Hodes and Jeff Milman are recognized as Local Litigation Stars by Benchmark Plaintiff, the definitive guide to America’s leading plaintiff firms and attorneys. Mr. Hodes is recognized in the medical malpractice category and Mr. Milman is recognized in the personal injury category.
2012-07-20
Psychiatric Patient Dies After Being Prescribed Dangerous Combination of Medications
As published in Associated Press, National Law Journal and BNA Bloomberg Medical Research Law & Policy Report, attorney Daniel M. Hodes, with medical malpractice and personal injury firm Hodes Milman Liebeck Mosier, LLP , is representing the husband of Phyllis Harvey, a woman who died while under the care of Dr. Alexander Bystritsky, a psychiatrist practicing within the UCLA medical community. Dr. Bystritsky not only prescribed Mrs. Harvey a dangerous “cocktail” of medications leading to her death, but capitalizing on her prescription drug-induced intoxication, improperly solicited financial donations from her. The lawsuit seeks damages from both Dr. Bystritsky and the
2012-07-19
Spreecast Interviews Jeff Milman on MICRA and Medical Malpractice Cases
Partner Jeff Milman was featured on www.Spreecast.com in an interview discussing the Medical Injury Compensation Act (MICRA) cap, California’s limit on monetary damages for medical malpractice cases. Mr. Milman discusses how the law was passed in California, how to increase this cap, and what juries should know when deciding on a medical malpractice case. Mr. Millman explained that juries are often uniformed about MICRA limitations, capping damages at $250,000 for the plaintiff. He explained what an attorney can do to help obtain more money for their clients as well as the common hurdles in the jury selection process. Additionally, Mr.
2012-05-24
OC Register Covers Jeff Milman’s Lawsuit on FDA Rule
Partner Jeff Milman is representing 13 women all breast cancer survivors forced to have mastectomies after their cancer treatment because of the malfunctioning medical device, Axxent FlexiShield Mini (“Axxent”), which released potentially toxic tungsten particles into their healthy breast tissue. Axxent, designed to shield patient’s bodies from the harmful effects of radiation, was created by Xoft, Inc. to be used during Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT), a process that involves the delivery of a high dose of electron radiation to a cancer site in a single session in order to eliminate the need for a lengthy treatment process. However, the Axxent
2012-01-25
Kevin Liebeck Promoted to Name Partner, Firm Renamed to Hodes Milman Liebeck, LLP
As published inthe Daily Journal, The Recorder and the OC Metro, Hodes Milman has announced that attorney Kevin Liebeck has been promoted to name partner, effective January 1, 2012. To accompany his promotion, the firm will change its name from Hodes Milman, LLP to Hodes Milman Liebeck Mosier, LLP . Mr. Liebeck has successfully tried multiple high-profile cases to verdict in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability and consumer and business fraud actions. Read full press release.
2012-01-23
Hodes Milman Attorneys Selected For Inclusion in Southern California Super Lawyers 2012
Partners Dan Hodes, Jeff Milman and Of Counsel member Geoffrey Gray have been named to the list of Southern California Super Lawyers 2012, recognized for their work in medical malpractice. Mr. Hodes was also recognized for the third consecutive year as a Los Angeles Top 100 Super Lawyer and for the fifth consecutive year as an Orange County Top 50 Super Lawyer. Mr. Milman has also been named to the list of Orange County Top 50 Super Lawyers for the fourth time. Super Lawyers is an annual ranking of outstanding lawyers from more than 60 practice areas who have achieved
2011-04-19
Jeff Milman Quoted on FDA Recall in the New York Times and Law 360
Jeff Milman was quoted in the New York Times and Law 360 commenting on the April recall announcement made by the FDA stemming from the defects in a radiation therapy shield manufactured by Xoft, Inc. The Xoft Axxent Flexishield Mini is a shielding accessory that is intended to allow patients to avoid traditional post-lumpectomy radiation treatments, however has been found to shed tungsten, a heavy metal compound. At least 27 women with breast cancer – who opted to get a lumpectomy rather than a mastectomy – were treated with the Axxent Flexishield at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach,
2011-03-10
Jeff Milman Quoted on Product Liability Case in the Daily Journal, OC Register and Daily Pilot
Jeff Milman was featured in the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Orange County Register and Daily Pilot commenting on the recent product liability lawsuit against Xoft, Inc., a radiation therapy product company, and Hoag Memorial Hospital.  The Xoft Axxent Flexishield Mini is a shielding accessory that is intended to allow patients to avoid traditional post-lumpectomy radiation treatments, however has been found to shed tungsten, a heavy metal compound. The case, filed in Orange County Superior Court, involves a group of women whose breasts were lobulated with tungsten following breast cancer treatment, and now faces a mastectomy. Xoft recalled the shielding accessory