Posts tagged lawyer

• CBS Atlanta News Examines The Recalled DePuy ASR Hip Implant With Atlanta Attorney Richard Schlueter

  M. Brandon Smith | May 17, 2012 5:40 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The DePuy ASR hip recall initiated in August of 2010 has been a hot topic of discussion in the medical community over the last year and half. Surprisingly thousands of patients are still unaware...

• Will Broadspire Pay My DePuy ASR Hip Claim After My Statute of Limitations Expires?

  M. Brandon Smith | May 16, 2012 2:20 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Based on our experiences and conversations, the average client is usually unaware of the level of sophistication a risk management firm such as Broadspire, who has been hired by DePuy...

• Cancer and The DePuy ASR Hip Systems: Is There A Link And Should Patients Be Concerned?

  M. Brandon Smith | March 17, 2012 4:20 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The evidence against metal-on-metal hip implants continues to grow. Late last month, a joint report from the BBC and the British Medical Journal indicated that recipients of large...

• Should Metal on Metal Hip Implant Devices Be Completely Banned In United States

  M. Brandon Smith | March 16, 2012 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Ever since DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, recalled nearly 93,000 of their ASR metal-on-metal hip implant devices in August of 2010 there has been a near constant...

• Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants Including The DePuy ASR System: Is Medical Monitoring Needed For Life?

  M. Brandon Smith | March 07, 2012 5:08 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  According to BBC Newsnight and the British Medical Journal, new information and recommendations has been issued to patients that have been implanted with metal-on-metal hip replacements: ...

• J&J Getting A New CEO Amid Dozens Of Recalls Including DePuy ASR HIp Implant Concerns

  M. Brandon Smith | March 05, 2012 9:27 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The New York Times reported last week that Johnson & Johnson recently appointed a new CEO, Alex Gorsky. Normally, a change in leadership at the top might not be big news for litigators,...

• Contaminated Applesauce Distributed to Nation's Schools

  Darren Tobin | November 09, 2011 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The FDA is currently reviewing a Washington state fruit processor that supplies the nation’s schools and baby food maker for repackaging contaminated applesauce. The applesauce was...

• Hit and Run Driver Injures High School Student

  Darren Tobin | October 17, 2011 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Mundy Mill High School junior Maurice Freeman was walking to school this past Tuesday, October 11 when a vehicle struck him from behind. Freeman, a 17 year old high schooler who plans on...

• Covington Man Involved In Deadly Hit and Run

  M. Brandon Smith | September 28, 2011 8:25 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A hit-and-run accident on Sunday – that claimed the life of Jacob G. Halbrooks, 23 - is being investigated by Atlanta Police. A preliminary investigation suggests Halbrooks was struck and...

• Actos' Cancer Risk Acknowledged by FDA

  M. Brandon Smith | September 25, 2011 11:09 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  An increased risk of developing bladder cancer has been linked to the diabetes drug Actos (generic: pioglitazone). The increased risk of developing bladder cancer is a staggering 40%. Actos was...