Michael Mike David Weiss (1967 - 2 October 1999) was an American lawyer. Born in Cleveland, he grew up in Houston. In 1998, Mike Weiss and Paul Danzinger were approached by an inventor who had trouble selling an auto-retractable and single use syringe (Safety Syringe) because the (GPO) Group Purchasing Organization refused to adopt his new, more expensive, safer syringes. The inventor turned his hope toward Mike Weiss and Paul Danzigner with those issues. Together, Mike and Paul brought a lawsuit against the GPOs, the case never went to trial. Several years later Mark Lanier settled the case for 150 million US dollars. Weiss died at the age of 32, Saturday the 2nd October 1999. Weiss' memorial service was held at The United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit Ceremonial Courtroom. The official cause of his death is from a drug overdose. The authorities did not pursue further investigation. Show less «