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MDL 3026 for Injuries Linked to Preterm Infant Formulas Assigned to Northern District of Illinois (Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, Chief Judge)

We are pleased to report that the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has now created and assigned MDL 3026 (IN RE: ABBOTT LABORATORIES, ET AL., PRETERM INFANT NUTRITION PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION) to the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, Chief Judge of the Northern…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 12 Apr 2022

MDL 3026 for Injuries Linked to Preterm Infant Formulas Assigned to Northern District of Illinois (Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, Chief Judge)

Defective 3M Combat Earplug Lawsuits Continue, How To Seek Help

Military service members thought they were protecting themselves with 3M Dual-Ended Combat Arms Ear Plugs. Unfortunately, the devices offered no protection when worn as instructed by the company.

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 24 Apr 2020

Defective 3M Combat Earplug Lawsuits Continue, How To Seek Help

Weight Loss Drug Belviq Pulled From Market Due to Potential Cancer Risk

Promising weight-loss drug Belviq has been pulled off the U.S. market due to the potential risk of cancer. At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), drug manufacturer Eisai Inc. has voluntarily withdrawn and discontinued sales of Belviq (lorcaserin). The FDA took…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 9 Mar 2020

Weight Loss Drug Belviq Pulled From Market Due to Potential Cancer Risk

Attorney Ashley Spires Joins The CSS Family

Childers, Schlueter & Smith is pleased to announce Ashley Spires recently joined our team. Prior to joining the firm, Ashley was a partner with a National civil litigation defense firm where she successfully litigated and tried cases in defense of nurses, doctors, medical practices, product…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 28 Feb 2020

Attorney Ashley Spires Joins The CSS Family

Hernia Mesh Lawsuits Mounting, But Alternative Hernia Repair Options Remain Widely Unavailable

Though no longer trending at the top of the news, the devastating consequences of defective hernia mesh continue to impact thousands of people in the United States on a daily basis. Hernia mesh is the net-like medical sheet used in over one million hernia repairs…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 11 Dec 2019

Hernia Mesh Lawsuits Mounting, But Alternative Hernia Repair Options Remain Widely Unavailable

J&J Rushed Test Results for Asbestos in its Baby Powder

Recently, I blogged about Johnson & Johnson’s Oct. 18 recall of nearly 33,000 bottles of its baby powder, which came alongside a disclosure that a government-funded test detected traces of cancer-causing asbestos particles in a sample of the powder. The contaminated sample came from Baby…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 27 Nov 2019

J&J Rushed Test Results for Asbestos in its Baby Powder

More Ranitidine (Zantac) Recalls Issued Over Possible Carcinogen NDMA

On Nov. 4, I blogged about the Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) public statement announcing the detection of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in preliminary tests of the heartburn medication ranitidine, which is most often sold under the brand name Zantac. NDMA is a chemical agent categorized as…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 13 Nov 2019

More Ranitidine (Zantac) Recalls Issued Over Possible Carcinogen NDMA

FDA Ordered Testing Finds Asbestos in Johnson & Johnson Talcum Baby Powder

On Oct. 19, the FDA announced J&J’s recall of nearly 33,000 bottles of its 22-oz Baby Powder. This came alongside a Johnson & Johnson (J&J) disclosure that a government test detected traces of cancer-causing asbestos particles in a sample of J&J Baby Powder. The recall…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 8 Nov 2019

FDA Ordered Testing Finds Asbestos in Johnson & Johnson Talcum Baby Powder

Zantac Heartburn Medication Recalled After Detection of Cancer-causing Chemical NDMA

On Sep. 13, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public statement announcing that low levels of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) were detected in preliminary tests of the popular heartburn medication ranitidine, which is most often sold under the brand name Zantac. NDMA is a chemical…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 4 Nov 2019

Zantac Heartburn Medication Recalled After Detection of Cancer-causing Chemical NDMA

U.S. Teens Likely to Face Long-term Consequences of Vaping Addiction

Recently, I have been covering ongoing updates regarding the outbreak of e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury, or EVALI, as an alarming number of U.S. vape users fall ill. While the illness case count confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) was just…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 25 Oct 2019

U.S. Teens Likely to Face Long-term Consequences of Vaping Addiction

EVALI: The Name CDC Clinicians Gave to Deadly Vaping-Related Lung Disease

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) ongoing investigation of vaping-related lung disease is expanding by the day, with the number of reported cases and deaths rapidly rising in the U.S. In fact, there have now been 1,299 confirmed vaping-related lung disease cases and…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 16 Oct 2019

EVALI: The Name CDC Clinicians Gave to Deadly Vaping-Related Lung Disease

CDC Confirms 8th Vaping-Related Death as 530 Probable Illness Cases are Investigated

On Sep. 19, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced the eighth U.S. death linked to vaping-related lung disease as a Missouri man in his forties. This came just four days after California’s Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency announced the seventh death on…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 20 Sep 2019

CDC Confirms 8th Vaping-Related Death as 530 Probable Illness Cases are Investigated