M. Brandon Smith - Childers, Schlueter & Smith Newsletter

FDA Has Concerns Over Anti-Depressants

The Food and Drug Administration has requested that manufactures of leading anti-depressants add warnings to their labels to address recently discovered risks in newborns and migraine sufferers. The FDA’s concerns stem from a life threatening condition called serotonin syndrome, which has been linke

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 10 Aug 2006

Atlanta Officer Dies In Tragic Auto Accident

Atlanta Police officer Peter Faatz, 29, has died from the injuries he sustained as a result of motor vehicle accident after colliding with a Grady Hospital ambulance. Both Faatz and the ambulance were responding to a double shooting 911 call near Turner Field when the accident occurred. Faatz sustai

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 10 Aug 2006

Atlanta Officer Dies In Tragic Auto Accident

Free Lunches Come With Hidden Costs

Ever wonder why some doctors prescribe one particular brand of drug over another similar drug in the class? The answer may very well be because of incentives the drug manufacturers are providing to doctors and their offices to encourage it. In a recent article in the New York Times, drug manufacture

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 10 Aug 2006

FDA Rejects New Drug Sparlon After Link To SJS

The Food and Drug Administration recently rejected approval of Cephalon Inc.’s newest drug Sparlon, an attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder drug, after it was found to trigger Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), a serve allergic reaction that often times is fatal. The debilitating drug induced react

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 10 Aug 2006

FDA Rejects New Drug Sparlon After Link To SJS

Officer Arrests Suspect Then Wrecks His Car

Officer Jesse Higgins, employed by the Grantville Police Department, arrested a suspect after he was found to be driving on a suspended license. The suspect reportedly told Higgins he could have a relative come and get the car but officer Higgins had another idea. Higgins decided to remove the car h

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 10 Aug 2006

Officer Arrests Suspect Then Wrecks His Car

$4.2 Million Awarded To Woman Shot At Walmart

A Clayton County State Court jury just warded $4.2 million to Katoria Lee, who was shoot at a local Wal-Mart. Lee, who stopped by the local retail giant on March 8, 2001, was approached by a gunman as she was exiting the store around 1:30AM. The gunman demanded her keys and stole her vehicle shortly

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 10 Aug 2006

$4.2 Million Awarded To Woman Shot At Walmart

Pit Bull Attack Leaves Man Wounded

An Atlanta man was recently attacked by a pit bull owned by an Atlanta Falcons player earlier this week while he was walking innocently in his neighborhood. Ric Howard, said he was walking his leashed dogs Monday evening when all of a sudden a pit bull chased after him and mauled him. Howard suffere

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 9 Aug 2006

Class Actions And Lessons Learned

More and more class action lawsuits are being filed to address consumer concerns and illegal treatment by big business. With two of the biggest class action settlements in recent history now in the spot light, it is no wonder their appeal for consumer redress is now at an all time high. In a recent

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 9 Aug 2006

Shopping Carts And Lawsuits-A Way To Force Change

In a recent study conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics, more federal regulation is need in the area of shopping carts based on the inadequacy of their current design. Although most of the injuries occur when children in the carts are not strapped in, others do still have accidents due to

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 9 Aug 2006

Shopping Carts And Lawsuits-A Way To Force Change

Asbestos Liability And Duites Extended To Cover Third Parties

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently extended the duty landowners owe to workers for the foreseeable risk of asbestos exposure to their spouses based on the foreseeable risk of exposure from asbestos dust carried home on contaminated work clothing. This ruling, in direct contradiction with ruling i

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 8 Aug 2006

Asbestos Liability And Duites Extended To Cover Third Parties

Lawn Mowers More Dangerous Than Thought

In a recent study, lawn mowers were found to injure more than 9,000 children and teenagers a year in the United States alone. The study further shows the current standards for lawn mowers are inadequate and suggests that most of these injuries could be prevented by employing a few simple guidelines

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 8 Aug 2006

Second Federal Vioxx Trial: Opening Arguments

Both parties involved in the second federal Vioxx trial got their first chance to tell the jury what issues they will ultimately be asked to decide in the Louisiana case. The Case involves Gerald Barnett, a 62 year old former FBI agent, who blames Merck and Co. for his Vioxx related heart attack in

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 8 Aug 2006

Second Federal Vioxx Trial: Opening Arguments