M. Brandon Smith - Childers, Schlueter & Smith Newsletter

Dangerous Dogs Put To Sleep After Killing 2-Year-Old

In a follow up to a recent post on a dog attack that left a 2-year-old girl dead, authorities have stated the responsible dogs have since been put to sleep. The dog attack, which involved a pit bull mix and boxer bull mastiff, occurred after a the dangerous dogs escaped from their fenced in area acc

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 21 Feb 2007

Dangerous Dogs Put To Sleep After Killing 2-Year-Old

Georgia Lawmaker Accidently Gives Out Contaminated Peanut Butter

Georgia State Representative Ed Ryders has now found himself in a precarious situation and the sad thing is he did not even really do anything to deserve it. The main reason he has made headlines all over Georgia recently is because he handed out jars of peanut butter to friends and colleagues that

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 20 Feb 2007

Georgia Lawmaker Accidently Gives Out Contaminated Peanut Butter

$3 Million Verdict In Prempro Lawsuit-Wyeth Held Liable

Prempro lawsuit leads to a $3 million verdict against its manufacturer Wyeth after causing an Ohio woman’s breast cancer. The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas jury found that Wyeth “failed to provide an adequate warning” to the plaintiff given the known side effects of it use. This was the fifth t

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 20 Feb 2007

$3 Million Verdict In Prempro Lawsuit-Wyeth Held Liable

Trasylol Lawsuit Filed-Many More Expected Due To Kideny Problems

On January 25, 2007 a products liability lawsuit was filed on behalf of Mrs. Ada M. Williams against Bayer Corporation and Bayer AG after receiving their drug Trasylol during her open-heart surgery. According to the Trasylol lawsuit, Ms. Williams subsequently went into kidney failure and now has to

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 20 Feb 2007

Trasylol Lawsuit Filed-Many More Expected Due To Kideny Problems

Pedestrian Accident Ends In Death Of Retired Minster

Reverend Gerry Hearin was tragically struck and killed in a pedestrian accident after being ran over by a vehicle near Coleman Coliseum immediately following the Alabama and Kentucky basketball game Saturday night. Hearin, a retired United Methodist Minster, was the pastor of several local churches

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 19 Feb 2007

Pedestrian Accident Ends In Death Of Retired Minster

Baby Food Contamination Warning Issued By FDA

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been very busy in the last week or so due to the rampant contamination problems it has seen in various forms of food and products. Now the FDA has issued a warning about the use of certain jars of Earth’s Best Organic 2 Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfas

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 18 Feb 2007

Baby Food Contamination Warning Issued By FDA

Chicken Strip Recall In Georgia

The Georgia Department of Agriculture announced a recall of Oscar Mayer’s Ready to Eat Chicken Breast Strips With Rib Meat after finding traces of Listeria monocytogenes in the strips. The contaminated chicken strip packages of concern contain the establishment number “19676”.According to wsbtv.com:

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 18 Feb 2007

Peanut Butter Recall-State By State Statistics

The Centers For Disease Control (CDC) has now been in full investigation mode for the last few days concerning the peanut butter recall that has dominated the local and national news. They have identified the outbreak of Salmonella Tennessee infections that have occurred on a large multistate level

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 18 Feb 2007

Peanut Butter Recall-State By State Statistics

First Peanut Butter Lawsuit Filed

The first of what is expected to be many peanut butter lawsuits was filed on Friday concerning the recent peanut butter salmonella outbreak by a Missouri couple. The suit names ConAgra Foods Inc. as the defendant for the gastrointestinal illnesses injuries the plaintiffs sustained after eating the m

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 17 Feb 2007

Dangerous Dogs Maul 2-Year-Old Georgia Girl To Death

In the latest tale of dangerous dogs in Georgia, a 2-year-old girl was tragically killed after two dogs escaped from their fence and mauled the girl to death. The victim, identified as Robynn Bradley, was reportedly walking beside a fenced in back yard when the two dogs, a boxer mastiff mix and a pi

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 17 Feb 2007

Dangerous Dogs Maul 2-Year-Old Georgia Girl To Death

Peanut Butter Contamination Is A Real Danger For Children

Our InjuryBoard partner from Orlando, Joseph Saunders, recently made a great point about the dangers associated with the recent salmonella peanut butter outbreak in reference to our youth. It is undisputed that hundreds of thousands of children eat peanut butter sandwiches everyday for lunch and/or

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 16 Feb 2007

Peanut Butter Contamination Is A Real Danger For Children

What Is Salmonella And What Are Its Effects?

With the recent salmonella outbreak concerning Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter many people are asking the question, what is salmonella and what are its adverse effects? The short answer is that salmonella is a infectious bacteria that attacks the intestines and blood stream in most humans. T

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 16 Feb 2007

What Is Salmonella And What Are Its Effects?