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GranuFlo Lawsuits-A Game Of Hide And Seek

Injured families and families of lost loved ones have filed lawsuits again Fresenius, the German-based manufacturer of GranuFlo and NaturaLyte, chemicals used in dialysis machines to help clean blood. The suits allege that the chemicals sharply increase the risk of cardiopulmonary arrest and sudden

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 7 Jun 2014

GranuFlo Lawsuits-A Game Of Hide And Seek

NFL Lawsuits and Painkillers-An Alarming Issue

A group of retired NFL players has filed a lawsuit against the league alleging that teams knowingly and illegally supplied players with painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs to keep them on the field, and held back information regarding the long-term dangers associated with taking the drugs.…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 5 Jun 2014

NFL Lawsuits and Painkillers-An Alarming Issue

Johnson and Johnson Subsidiary to Pay $5.9M to Settle Risperdal Claim

A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary recently agreed to pay $5.9 million to resolve a suit brought to the company by Tim Fox, Montana’s attorney general. Fox claimed that the drug company promoted the antipsychotic drug Risperdal as safe despite knowing it may incite serious health…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 16 Apr 2014

Johnson and Johnson Subsidiary to Pay $5.9M to Settle Risperdal Claim

New Risperdal Research Adds Fuel to the Gynecomastia Fire

A study presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry concurs with what many young men and boys already know: users of Risperdal may face as much as a 69 percent increased risk of male breast growth, or gynecomastia in…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 28 Mar 2014

New Risperdal Research Adds Fuel to the Gynecomastia Fire

Anti-Seizure Medication Onfi Linked To Life-Threatening Skin Reactions

Onfi, the brand name version of clobazam, a medication used to treat epileptic seizures, can cause serious skin reactions including Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) according to reports and the FDA. Clobazam is a benzodiazepine medication taken in combination with

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 4 Feb 2014

Anti-Seizure Medication Onfi Linked To Life-Threatening Skin Reactions

Stryker Claims Filed On Defective Hip Implants Continue To Increase

It’s been almost two years since Stryker Rejuvenate hip implants and ABG II hip stems were recalled. In July 2012, the hip implant company took the product off the market after discovering their high potential of causing fretting and corrosion of the joints. But…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 4 Feb 2014

Stryker Claims Filed On Defective Hip Implants Continue To Increase

Update: Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Implant Lawsuits Continue To Mount

Earlier this year the JPML Court agreed to consolidate all of the federal lawsuits concerning the Rejuvenate and ABG II implants to one Court, with a case list of over 80 law suits, and thousands more expected to follow. As lawsuits surrounding the Stryker Hip…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 11 Nov 2013

Update: Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Implant Lawsuits Continue To Mount

Richard Schlueter Appointed To Stryker Hip Implant Leadership Committee

Breaking News: Judge Donovan W. Frank, presiding over the Stryker Hip Implant MDL in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, ordered the formation of leadership involving a Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC). Richard R. Schlueter of Childers, Schlueter & Smith has been appointed…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 11 Nov 2013

Richard Schlueter Appointed To Stryker Hip Implant Leadership Committee

Why You Absolutely Need UM Coverage

I have represented a number of injured folks who thought that they never had a case because they were injured in a hit and run. They thought that because the at-fault driver was nowhere to be found, that they therefore couldn’t get financial compensation for their medical bills,…

By Darren Tobin

/ 2 Aug 2013

Hit and Run Car Wrecks Carry Serious Penalties

Jennifer Karen Cook, a 23-year-old Chamblee woman has been indicted on felony charges she injured an on-duty Smyrna police motorcycle officer in a 2012 traffic accident. The wreck occurred on South Cobb Drive on May 8, 2012, when Cook made a left turn into Cpl. Eugene Crawford’s…

By Darren Tobin

/ 29 Jul 2013

Mirena IUD Side Effects Yield Serious Medical Problems

Thousands of women use a form of birth control to avoid, or at least try to avoid, getting pregnant from intercourse. The birth control pill (and other oral contraceptives), the birth control shot (Depo-Provera), the birth control patch, the vaginal ring and IUD’s (intrauterine device)…

By Darren Tobin

/ 26 Jul 2013

New Tranvaginal Mesh MDL Created For Coloplast Implants

Yet another set of transvaginal mesh cases have been consolidated into an MDL, or multidistrict litigation, as the result of an order issued by a federal judicial panel at the beginning of…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 8 Apr 2013

New Tranvaginal Mesh MDL Created For Coloplast Implants