Brandon Smith is a partner at Childers, Schlueter & Smith (CSS) in Atlanta, Georgia. He represents individuals nationwide in pharmaceutical litigation, mass torts, product liability, and serious personal injury cases.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like Motrin, Advil, and Aleve can increase the chance of heart attack or stroke as early of the first few weeks of use, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. As a result, the FDA announced last week that it…
Based on the recent updates and a study concerning Invokana* for type II diabetes, there seem to be a lot of questions being asked about its use and whether it is the best option for a particular patient. Although these questions are best presented to…
Potential lawsuits are currently being considered regarding individuals who have experienced kidney or renal failure as the result of taking Invokana*, a new generation diabetes drug that has been linked to renal damage and other kidney problems. What is Invokana? Invokana is part of a…
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests that although more than two dozen dietary supplements were recalled by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), approximately two-thirds were back on the market a year later, with the same banned…
Transvaginal mesh devices are surgically implanted in women to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The devices are designed to prevent internal organs from coming into contact with each other, but have resulted in numerous complications for patients, including: M
A new study released for the 2015 annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) links Mirena exposure to the development of IIH (idiopathic intracranial hypertension) also known as pseudotumor celebri (PTC). Mirena is a type of long-acting, reversible hormonal in
Prescription medications for low testosterone levels, also known as “Low T” have been heavily advertised to U.S. men in recent years, and as a result, the sale of testosterone replacement treatments have risen substantially during the last 10 years. What is Testosterone? Testosterone is a…
Our firm is proud to be a part of the Boys and Girls Club’s 2014 holiday gift program. We are helping to ensure that 50 children in need receive gifts this Holiday Season. We are also sponsoring two deserving families in need of help. We…
Purdue, maker of the painkiller OxyContin, has won dismissals in over 400 personal injury lawsuits related to the medication, has settled product liability cases involving the drug without disclosing the terms, and has defeated more than ten class actions suits brought against it over the…
Former Takata employees have charged that the Japanese airbag manufacturer conducted secret tests in 2004 on 50 airbags retrieved from scrapyards, saying that tests were performed after work hours, on weekends, and holidays during the summer of 2004 at the company’s American headquarters in Auburn…
Although many proponents of tort reform believe that fear of malpractice lawsuits prompts physicians to order unnecessary tests and indirectly drives up medical costs, a Rand Corporation study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine found otherwise. The study analyzed the experienc
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is unleashing a barrage of quality-control initiatives aimed at overseas drug manufacturing, potentially empowering prosecutors who choose to target those companies with sloppy production techniques. The campaign played a large part in FDA Commissioner Margaret
