Michael Appel

Michael has achieved excellent results for his clients in catastrophic personal injury matters. He is widely recognized as one of the nation’s top mass-tort lawyers, based on his work pursuing cases against the drug and medical-device industry. KBA Attorneys is honored to have Michael as the Chair of the Firm’s Medical Malpractice Group.

Michael has played a leading role in the following national litigation matters:

• He Has Served As Co-Lead Coordinating Counsel For The Plaintiffs In National Litigation Against Fresenius, The Manufacturer Of GranuFlo, A Defective Product Used During Dialysis.
• He Has Served On The Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee In Litigation Involving Transvaginal Surgical Mesh Implants.
• He Was Plaintiffs’ Lead Coordinating Counsel In Massachusetts Diet-Drug Litigation, In Which He Helped To Obtain Settlements For Over 2,300 Individuals Injured By The Fen-Phen And Redux Diet Drugs.
• He Was Plaintiffs’ Co-Liaison Counsel In Litigation Involving Taxus Surgical Stents, Which Were Favorably Settled.

Michael has tried dozens of cases and has won substantial verdicts and settlements in matters involving medical malpractice, premises liability, workplace injury and motor vehicle accidents. Michael has lectured frequently on issues of trial practice and mass torts at various legal-education and bar-association seminars.