Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid, commonly used to treat heartburn, indigestion, gastritis and/or acid reflux, have recently been linked to kidney disease and complications in two major independent medical studies. In one January 2016 medical study by the Journal of American Medical Association involving more than…
According to a warning issued by the FDA in May 2015, the “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that the type 2 diabetes medicines canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, and empagliflozin may lead to ketoacidosis, a serious condition where the body produces high levels of…
If getting into an automobile accident wasn’t bad enough, you suffered injuries and received medical attention, and now you find out that even though you didn’t cause the accident, you have to pay for your own medical bills. How fair is that? Not fair at…
Atlanta, Georgia based law firm Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC recently filed another 25 Stryker hip replacement lawsuits, joining nearly 1,800 other Stryker lawsuits pending in U.S. District Court. Stryker lawsuits have been consolidated into multicounty litigation (MCL) in the Superior Court in Bergen County,…
The new generation anticoagulant Xarelto is the subject of a wrongful death lawsuit filed last month by the family of a Vermont man who died on August 1, 2012 as the result of a fatal brain hemorrhage. According to court documents, the man died after…
Childers, Schlueter & Smith L.L.C. is proud to announce that firm partner M. Brandon Smith has been listed in the Smith-Best Lawyers 2015 Edition of Best Lawyers®. Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best…
Although vaginal mesh devices like Avaulta were intended to help women with weakened vaginal muscles suffering from conditions like stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP), thousands have sustained permanent injuries due to the surgical implant of such devices. Over $20 million has…
When it comes to lawsuits stemming from design and manufacturing defects related to the Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II hips, the majority of them are consolidated into a Multi District Litigation format (MDL) in the United States District Court of Minnesota. The Stryker MDL was…