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Attorney Ashley Spires Joins The CSS Family

Childers, Schlueter & Smith is pleased to announce Ashley Spires recently joined our team. Prior to joining the firm, Ashley was a partner with a National civil litigation defense firm where she successfully litigated and tried cases in defense of nurses, doctors, medical practices, product…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 28 Feb 2020

Attorney Ashley Spires Joins The CSS Family

Breaking News: 2nd Pradaxa Verdict For Plaintiff $542,645- Punitive Damage Phase To Come Next

We are thrilled to report a jury in Hartford, Connecticut just returned a $542,645 compensatory award to our deserving clients: $42,645 for past medical expenses and $500,000 in non-economic/pain and suffering damages. The same jury indicated punitive damages are warranted to punish Boehringer Ingel

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 17 May 2019

Breaking News: 2nd Pradaxa Verdict For Plaintiff $542,645- Punitive Damage Phase To Come Next

Invokana and Farxiga Increase Warnings Over Acute Kidney Failure

The FDA just released more information on Invokana and Farxiga related to acute kidney failure. A topic and drug Childers, Schlueter & Smith have been investigating for a long time now. Check out our: Top 10 Things Invokana Patients Need To Know… As…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 14 Jun 2016

Invokana and Farxiga Increase Warnings Over Acute Kidney Failure

Most Americans Believe E-Cigarettes are Dangerous to Health, According to Poll

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have only been around since 2004, too little time for researchers to complete definitive studies on their effects on human health, but Americans polled by STAT and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health believe that the devices are harmful. This…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 14 Mar 2016

Most Americans Believe E-Cigarettes are Dangerous to Health, According to Poll

U.S. News-Best Lawyers Includes Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC As A Tier 1 “Best Law Firm”

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the sixth consecutive year, announced the “Best Law Firms” rankings for 2016. Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC is pleased to announce it has been selected and recognized for inclusion into these rankings as a Tier 1…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 4 Nov 2015

U.S. News-Best Lawyers Includes Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC As A Tier 1 “Best Law Firm”

Morcellator Cancer Lawsuits Will Now Be Fast Tracked For Litigation, MDL 2652

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated 15 federally filed morcellator cases on Thursday for pre-trial discovery and trial work up. The request for the Morcellator MDL was made by Plaintiffs in an effort to streamline the litigation and fast track the efficient handling of the…

By Andy Childers

/ 16 Oct 2015

Morcellator Cancer Lawsuits Will Now Be Fast Tracked For Litigation, MDL 2652

Lawsuit on Xarelto Claims Link to Ischemic Strokes and Other Bleeding Events

A lawsuit filed last week in state court in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania alleges that Xarelto’s recommended dosage doesn’t work for as long as is represented by the manufacturer, Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Bayer HealthCare. It is believed to be the first in the nation to allege that…

By Andy Childers

/ 15 Oct 2015

Lawsuit on Xarelto Claims Link to Ischemic Strokes and Other Bleeding Events

New Study Highlights Perforation Risk of Cook Celect IVC Filters

Researchers from the University of Colorado and Northwestern University recently compared the retrievability factor of the Cook Celect IVC filter to the Reed Option filter and found that although retrieval figures between the two were similar, the perforation rate for the Cook Celect filter measured

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 25 Aug 2015

New Study Highlights Perforation Risk of Cook Celect IVC Filters

Reversal of Fortune: Traffic Fatalities on the Rise in Georgia

Over the past decade, Georgia had been experiencing a decline in traffic fatalities each year. But bucking a nine-year trend, the state of Georgia saw an increase in the number of people killed in car accidents this past year, and officials think distracted driving is…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 24 Aug 2015

Reversal of Fortune: Traffic Fatalities on the Rise in Georgia

Invokana Lawsuits for Renal Failure And Ketoacidosis Being Explored

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…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 22 Jun 2015

Invokana Lawsuits for Renal Failure And Ketoacidosis Being Explored

JAMA Study Says Banned Supplements Back on Shelves, Despite FDA Recalls

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…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 11 Jun 2015

JAMA Study Says Banned Supplements Back on Shelves, Despite FDA Recalls

Xarelto and Pradaxa Pose Serious Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding

According to a study conducted by researchers for Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and George Washington University that was published on April 24, 2015 in the British Medical Journal, Xarelto may present double warfarin’s risk of serious gastrointestinal bleeds, and Pradaxa may incre

By Andy Childers

/ 13 May 2015

Xarelto and Pradaxa Pose Serious Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding