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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.
The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. represent children throughout the United States who are pursuing a PPHN lawsuit after they were born with a rare condition known as persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborns (PPHN) after their mother was given Paxil, Zoloft, Prozac or another SSRI antidepressant during pregnancy. A… Read more.
A new study suggests that the blood thinner Pradaxa may be linked to an increased risk of heart attacks. While the lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are actively investigating potential Pradaxa lawsuits for individuals who have experienced severe bleeding, potential Pradaxa heart attack lawsuits are also being considered. Pradaxa… Posted in Pradaxa | No Comments »
Carbon monoxide leaks are one of the leading causes of fatal poisoning in the United States, and most cases occur during the winter months, as the temperatures drop and the use of heaters and other appliances that can emit the lethal gas increases. The carbon monoxide exposure lawyers at Saiontz… Read more.
Last weekend, Saturday Night Live featured a humorous take on the dangerous and potentially deadly side effects of Chantix, a heavily promoted stop-smoking drug that has been linked to an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and unusually aggressive behavior. The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. represent individuals throughout the… Read more.
The product liability lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are reviewing potential Pradaxa lawsuits for individuals throughout the United States who have experienced severe internal bleeding or hemorrhaging, including gastrointestinal (GI) bleeds, brain hemorrhage, kidney bleeding, death or other bleeding problems. CONTACT OUR PRADAXA LAWYERS TO REVIEW A CASE Pradaxa… Read more.
According to an order issued last week by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the federal Actos litigation involving claims filed by individuals who developed bladder cancer after taking the popular diabetes drug will be centralized in the Western District of Louisiana for pretrial proceedings. It is expected that… Read more.
The FDA has issued new warnings about the potential risk of Multaq side effects, indicating that doctors should no longer prescribe the drug to patients with permanent problems with abnormal heart rhythms, as that may double the risk of death, stroke and other heart problems. ▸ Multaq Lawsuit Earlier this… Read more.
A panel of federal judges has rejected an attempt by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis to consolidate all Plavix lawsuits pending in various federal district courts as part of an MDL, or multi-district litigation, where they would have been managed in a manner similar to a Plavix class action lawsuit during… Read more.
The FDA has launched a new initiative designed to prevent surgical fires in operating rooms throughout the United States. These rare incidents can have devastating consequences for the patient and in many cases they are caused by medical mistakes during surgery, which can be prevented. The new Preventing Surgical… Read more.
The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. represent women throughout the United States who are pursuing a bladder mesh lawsuit as a result of problems associated with transvaginal placement of surgical mesh for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Unfortunately, these painful and debilitating… Read more.
