Actos (pioglitazaone) has recently been associated with the risk of bladder cancer, according to the FDA. On August 4, 2011, the FDA approved updated drug labels for the pioglitazone-containing…
Last week the Lovett School volleyball team was in a bus accident in Florida while traveling to a camp at the University of Florida. The 17 players and two coaches that were aboard the bus…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning regarding vaginal surgeries that use mesh to repair pelvic organ prolapse. According to the warning, the procedures are no…
Accidents between tractor-trailers and passenger cars generally spell bad news for the passenger car. As a reminder of the severity of these types of collision, just last week, a 21 year old…
The bodies of four people who died in a private plane crash in the North Georgia Mountains have been recovered, according to officials. The plane, a single engine Beechcraft Bonanza, departed…
Each year, more than 200,000 women undergo surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Pelvic organ prolapse is a medical condition that occurs when the normal support of the vagina is lost,…
Transvaginal mesh implants are undergoing increased scrutiny by doctors and patients alike after the FDA issued a detailed report regarding the safety and effectiveness of the medical…
Venue is the legally proper place where a plaintiff is entitled to file his lawsuit and begin his case. Each state has its own set of rules which establish the proper venue for different types of…
Clients are often taken aback when their health insurance company makes a claim for a portion of the settlement payment. Clients will ask, and rightfully so, why should my insurance company get paid…
The epilepsy drug Topamax (topiramate) and its generic versions can increase the risk of oral birth defects (cleft lip and cleft palate), warns the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Data…
Richard Schlueter, a partner at Childers, Schlueter & Smith, was quoted last week in an article and televised news piece by Stephany Fisher from CBS Atlanta News. The story drew national…
Vitalabs Inc., working in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has issued a voluntary recall of four lots of Whey-26 Protein Powder due to possible Salmonella…
