M. Brandon Smith - Childers, Schlueter & Smith Newsletter

AARP Warns Patients How To Help Prevent Medical Errors and Medical Malpractice In Hospitals

The number of patients that die each year due to preventable hospital errors is equal to four full jumbo jets crashing each week. While hospitals are capable of great medical feats, they are also…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 4 Apr 2013

AARP Warns Patients How To Help Prevent Medical Errors and Medical Malpractice In Hospitals

MDL 2428 (In re: Fresenius GranuFlo/NaturaLyte Dialysate Products Liability Litigation)

A panel of judges have recently agreed to consolidate all GranuFlo lawsuits, according a press release issued April 1, 2013. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on March 29, 2013…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 4 Apr 2013

MDL 2428 (In re: Fresenius GranuFlo/NaturaLyte Dialysate Products Liability Litigation)

Styker’s Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck Stem Recall-New Cases Still Being Evaluated

Many problems have been associated with the faulty Stryker hip implant recall. According the FDA, they have received numerous reports from patients about serious side affects associated with the…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 25 Mar 2013

Styker’s Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck Stem Recall-New Cases Still Being Evaluated

Hip Implant Update: The FDA Demands Proof That Metal-On-Metal Hip Devices Are Safe And Effective

For several years as metal-on-metal devices have failed at alarming rates and a question has been repeatedly asked but not yet answered: Is there a lack of a clinical advantage with…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 17 Jan 2013

Hip Implant Update: The FDA Demands Proof That Metal-On-Metal Hip Devices Are Safe And Effective

DePuy ASR Hip Implant Settlement Amounts Of First 3 Cases Called Into Question

It is being reported by Harris Martin that the plaintiffs' involved in the first three DePuy ASR Hip Implant settlement cases that were previously set for trial in Nevada are now disputing…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 23 Aug 2012

DePuy ASR Hip Implant Settlement Amounts Of First 3 Cases Called Into Question

Hip Implant Settlements Reached On First DePuy ASR Patients Set For Jury Trial

The first ever DePuy ASR hip implant cases set for a jury trial in Nevada has recently settled. It was supposed to be the first courtroom battle in the Counrty of patients with the defective…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 19 Aug 2012

Hip Implant Settlements Reached On First DePuy ASR Patients Set For Jury Trial

FDA Advisory Panel Meets to Scrutinize the Safety of Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants

Will the FDA issue guidelines in the treatment and monitoring of patients with this device? Many Physicians and patients that our firm have spoken to consistently talk about the lack of…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 29 Jun 2012

FDA Advisory Panel Meets to Scrutinize the Safety of Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants

CBS Atlanta News Examines The Recalled DePuy ASR Hip Implant With Atlanta Attorney Richard Schlueter

The DePuy ASR hip recall initiated in August of 2010 has been a hot topic of discussion in the medical community over the last year and half. Surprisingly thousands of patients are still unaware…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 17 May 2012

CBS Atlanta News Examines The Recalled DePuy ASR Hip Implant With Atlanta Attorney Richard Schlueter

Will Broadspire Pay My DePuy ASR Hip Claim After My Statute of Limitations Expires?

Based on our experiences and conversations, the average client is usually unaware of the level of sophistication a risk management firm such as Broadspire, who has been hired by DePuy…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 16 May 2012

Will Broadspire Pay My DePuy ASR Hip Claim After My Statute of Limitations Expires?

Cancer and The DePuy ASR Hip Systems: Is There A Link And Should Patients Be Concerned?

The evidence against metal-on-metal hip implants continues to grow. Late last month, a joint report from the BBC and the British Medical Journal indicated that recipients of large…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 17 Mar 2012

Cancer and The DePuy ASR Hip Systems: Is There A Link And Should Patients Be Concerned?

Should Metal on Metal Hip Implant Devices Be Completely Banned In United States

Ever since DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, recalled nearly 93,000 of their ASR metal-on-metal hip implant devices in August of 2010 there has been a near constant…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 16 Mar 2012

Should Metal on Metal Hip Implant Devices Be Completely Banned In United States

Distracted Driving-We All Need To Help Stop It

Distracted driving is a dangerous epidemic on America's roadways. In 2010 alone, over 3,000 people were killed in distracted driving crashes. [Distraction.gov] Distracted driving is…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 8 Mar 2012

Distracted Driving-We All Need To Help Stop It