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The personal injury lawyers at Saiontz, Kirk & Miles, P.A. provide information, news and updates regarding legal claims investigated by the firm.
Abuse of Nursing Home Residents Leads to Criminal Charges for Teen Workers
Six teenagers working at a Minnesota nursing home face criminal charges for abusing nursing home residents over a period of several months earlier this year. The criminal complaint indicates that they harassed, assaulted, groped and even spit in the mouths of residents suffering from conditions like Alzheimers and dementia. These despicable acts beg the question of how supervisors at the nursing home were so negligent that they did not know this was occurring with their teenage employees.
Elder Abuse in Nursing Home Caught on Video Tape
Many families who notice suspicious bruises or sudden changes in the behavior of their loved ones may suspect that nursing home abuse is the cause, yet they are often left with no proof. However, one family in Kentucky recently took matters into their own hands, setting up a hidden camera that caught the elder abuse on video tape.
Avandia Heart Failure Study Could be Last Nail in Coffin
This week a new study was released that found that the risk of congestive heart failure and death is higher with Avandia than Actos, which is another diabetes drug in the same class that has also been associated with a risk of heart failure. Critics who have been calling for an Avandia recall suggest that this study may be the “last nail in the coffin of this drug.”
>>INFORMATION: Timeline of Avandia Heart Side Effects
Dilantin Stevens Johnson Syndrome Lawsuits
Epilepsy drugs phenytoin (marketed as Dilantin, Phenytek and available as a generic) and fosphenytoin sodium (marketed as Cerebyx and generics) have been linked to an increased risk of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome for individuals of Asian ancestry who carry the allele HLA-B*1502. The lawyers at Saiontz, Kirk & Miles, P.A. are investigating potential Stevens-Johnson Syndrome lawsuits for individuals who have suffered the severe skin reaction after taking these epilepsy drugs.
>>FDA LINK: Stevens Johnson Syndrome Warning
Fosamax Jaw Lawsuit Trials Set for August 2009
The first Fosamax jaw damage lawsuit is scheduled for trial in the federal MDL in August 2009, and it will be followed by additional trials in October 2009 and January 2010. The Fosamax lawyers at Saiontz, Kirk & Miles, P.A. are continuing to review potential cases for individuals who have been diagnosed with osteonecrosis of the jaw or other injuries caused by side effects of Fosamax.
Nursing Home Wrongful Death Lawsuits For Residents Who Wander From The Facility
There are two recent news reports about nursing home residents who were found dead after they wandered from the facility where they were living. While many families may not initially suspect that nursing home neglect resulted in these situations, the facilities have an obligation to exercise reasonable care, depending on the condition of the resident, and to protect their residents from these types of tragedies.
>>INFORMATION: Nursing Home Wandering and Elopement
Duragesic Lawsuit Verdicts Mount
In the first four Duragesic patch lawsuits to go to trial against two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries, the plaintiffs have won every case and juries have returned verdicts which combine to exceed $36 million.
>>INFORMATION: Duragesic Patch Problems
Zimmer Hip Lawsuit: Will They Settle or Fight?
The lawyers at Saiontz, Kirk & Miles, P.A. have been investigating potential Zimmer Hip Lawsuits since the Durom Cup hip replacement parts were temporarily pulled from the market in July. As cases are filed and the number hip replacement lawsuits throughout the country start to grow, the question becomes whether Zimmer will make this a lengthy fight, or whether they will try to settle once they get a better idea of how many cases they face.
>>PRIOR POST (7/24/2008): Zimmer Durom Cup Lawsuit
Hip Replacement Part Sales Suspended
Avandia Recall Watch: Study Questions Benefits of Diabetes Drug
Lately it seems that new information has emerged every week pointing towards a possible Avandia recall. A number of serious and life-threatening side effects have been associated with the drug, and this week new research raises concerns about the degree of benefit users of Avandia may receive.
>>INFORMATION: Avandia Lawsuits
More Morphine Recalled Along with Other Generic Ethex Drugs
Five months after Ethex Corporation first notified consumers about manufacturing problems with Morphine Sulfate tablets that allowed some double strength tablets to be sold, the generic drug maker has issued yet another recall, this time involving Dextroamphetamine, Isosorbide Mononitrate, Propafenone and other types of Morphine, all of which could have been sold with up to twice the appropriate amount of the drug in each tablet.
