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FDA Says No To Expansion Of Xarelto Use-For The Third Time

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected three attempts by Johnson & Johnson to expand the approval of its anti-blood clotting drug, Xarelto, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Xarelto is approved as a preventative medicine for patients with pulmonary…

By Andy Childers

/ 11 Mar 2015

FDA Says No To Expansion Of Xarelto Use-For The Third Time

Update-Round 2 DePuy ASR Hip Implant Settlement Announced

On Friday, February 20, 2015, DePuy/ Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay approximately $420 million more to resolve approximately 1400 additional DePuy ASR lawsuits. The order came from the Court extending the settlement offer to Plaintiffs who had revision surgery after August 31, 2013 up…

By Richard R. Schlueter

/ 27 Feb 2015

Update-Round 2 DePuy ASR Hip Implant Settlement Announced

China Approves MR162 Corn Imports, U.S. Losses Could Exceed $1-3 Billion

On December 22, 2014, China officially approved imports of a type of genetically modified corn – Syngenta’s Agrisure Viptera® MR162, ending China’s yearlong ban of imports of all corn containing any trace of the Viptera MR162 trait. The ban had essentially shut U.S. corn out…

By Richard R. Schlueter

/ 19 Feb 2015

China Approves MR162 Corn Imports, U.S. Losses Could Exceed $1-3 Billion

Helping Bring Holiday Cheer and Toys To Deserving Children

Our firm is proud to be a part of the Boys and Girls Club’s 2014 holiday gift program. We are helping to ensure that 50 children in need receive gifts this Holiday Season. We are also sponsoring two deserving families in need of help. We…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 11 Dec 2014

Helping Bring Holiday Cheer and Toys To Deserving Children

Has Purdue Met Its Match? OxyContin Case Goes to Trial in Kentucky

Purdue, maker of the painkiller OxyContin, has won dismissals in over 400 personal injury lawsuits related to the medication, has settled product liability cases involving the drug without disclosing the terms, and has defeated more than ten class actions suits brought against it over the…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 7 Dec 2014

Has Purdue Met Its Match? OxyContin Case Goes to Trial in Kentucky

Did Takata Know But Fail to Disclose Airbag Problems in 2004?

Former Takata employees have charged that the Japanese airbag manufacturer conducted secret tests in 2004 on 50 airbags retrieved from scrapyards, saying that tests were performed after work hours, on weekends, and holidays during the summer of 2004 at the company’s American headquarters in Auburn…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 4 Dec 2014

Did Takata Know But Fail to Disclose Airbag Problems in 2004?

Hip Implant Settlement Proposal Announced On Stryker Rejuvenate and ABGII Cases

Just over two years since the Stryker Rejuvenate and ABGII hip implant products were recalled from the market in June 2012, national leadership in the multi-district litigation (MDL) today announced a global settlement proposal for all Stryker Rejuvenate and ABGII hip implant victims who have…

By Richard R. Schlueter

/ 3 Nov 2014

Hip Implant Settlement Proposal Announced On Stryker Rejuvenate and ABGII Cases

Study Questions Potential Healthcare Savings Gained by Tort Reform

Although many proponents of tort reform believe that fear of malpractice lawsuits prompts physicians to order unnecessary tests and indirectly drives up medical costs, a Rand Corporation study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine found otherwise. The study analyzed the experienc

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 29 Oct 2014

Study Questions Potential Healthcare Savings Gained by Tort Reform

5 Questions You May Have About Stryker Hip Implants

Nearly 3,000 lawsuits have been filed against Stryker related to their Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck Stem Hip Implants. Here are some common questions that patients and the general public may have regarding these products: 1) Why were the Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck…

By Richard R. Schlueter

/ 2 Sep 2014

5 Questions You May Have About Stryker Hip Implants

2015 Best Lawyers® Edition Recognizes M. Brandon Smith

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.

By Richard R. Schlueter

/ 18 Aug 2014

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

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