A panel of outside advisors to the FDA will meet this week to review the risks associated with long-term use of Fosamax and other bisphosphonate medications. One of the big concerns that will be addressed is the risk of Fosamax femur fractures and what regulatory steps should be taken to… Read more.
The Fosamax fracture lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. have been reviewing potential lawsuits for individuals who have experienced atypical femur fractures on Fosamax since 2008. A study published this week provides further evidence in support of these claims linking an increased risk of low-impact fractured femurs to Fosamax and… Read more.
A petition has been filed with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to consolidate all Fosamax femur fracture lawsuits before one judge for coordinated handling as part of an MDL, or multidistrict litigation. If the cases are centralized they will be handled similar to how a Fosamax class action… Read more.
Reports of Fosamax thigh bone fractures are continuing to increase, and now outnumber reports being submitted to the FDA about osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) from Fosamax. The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are reviewing potential lawsuits for individuals who have experienced Fosamax bone fracture problems, which typically happen… Read more.
Although our lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. have been reviewing potential Fosamax femur fracture lawsuit claims for more than two and a half years, consumers and physicians are just starting to appreciate the potential risk of fractures from Fosamax, which should help individuals reduce their risk of experiencing this… Read more.
For more than two years, the product liability lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. have been investigating potential lawsuits for fractures from Fosamax. Last week, the FDA finally forced the drug maker to add a warning about the possible risk of a Fosamax thigh bone fracture. >>MORE INFO: Fosamax Thigh… Read more.
A federal jury has awarded $8 million to a woman who suffered osteonecrosis of the jaw from side effects of Fosamax. The case was set for an early trial to serve as a bellwether case in the federal MDL, allowing those involved in the Fosamax litigation to gauge the strengths… Read more.
The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. represent individuals throughout the United States who have suffered a femur fracture from Fosamax. Recent media reports have drawn substantial attention to this potential Fosamax side effect, which Merck & Co. has failed to adequately warn users about. >>INFORMATION: Fosamax Fracture Lawsuits
The first of about 900 Fosamax lawsuits to be presented to a jury has ended in a mistrial after the jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict over whether the drug caused the plaintiff’s painful jaw injury, known as osteonecrosis of the jaw.
Among Fosamax lawyers, all eyes are on the federal court in Manhattan, where the first jaw necrosis trial is underway. The case is the first of three cases scheduled for trial out of about 900 Fosamax lawsuits that are pending throughout the United States. While the outcome of this case… Read more.
