Legal News & Updates Blog

For the third time in less than a month, a fentanyl patch recall has been issued due to fears that manufacturing defects could allow the powerful medication contained in the patch to leak directly onto the skin. This could cause respiratory depression, a fentanyl overdose or death. Millions of potentially… Read more.

The first Zyprexa lawsuit is set to go to trial next week in the Alaskan Superior Court in Anchorage. The Alaska attorney general is seeking a recovery against Eli Lilly for payments made by the state’s Medicaid program for prescriptions of the schizophrenia drug, as well as for the state’s… Read more.

A partial Baxter Heparin recall first issued last month, has now been expanded to include all forms of the blood thinner manufactured by Baxter International, Inc. which contain ingredients produced at one plant in China. There have been hundreds of reports of severe Baxter heparin allergic reactions, resulting in serious… Read more.

The multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri, has been linked to serious and potentially fatal liver side effects. Yesterday, healthcare providers were notified by the FDA that reports of clinically significant liver injury, which could lead to death or the need for a liver transplant in some patients, could be caused Tysabri side… Read more.

Hundreds of Morgan Keegan investors are reviewing potential RMK Fund lawsuits to recover losses suffered due to the recent subprime mortgage crash. Regions Morgan Keegan (RMK) mutual fund managers overconcentrated their portfolios in highly vulnerable collateralized debt obligations without fully disclosing the extent of the investments or the true risks… Read more.

This week, the FDA and GlaxoSmithKline released a new Medication Guide for Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate), which will be provided with each prescription dispensed. The Guide includes detailed information about the side effects of Avandia, including a potential increased risk of heart attacks, congestive heart failure and death. >>MEDICATION GUIDE: Avandia… Read more.

Earlier this month, an Icy Hot recall was issued for Heat Therapy patches, following reports of several hundred serious burns among users. Icy Hot Heat Therapy is designed to relieve muscle and joint pain in the arm, leg, neck or back, but it has left many users with first degree,… Read more.

  Potential Denture Cream Lawsuits are being reviewed for individuals who have used Fixodent or Super Poligrip and suffered from zinc poisoning problems, which could include: Paralysis Numbness, Tingling or Pain in the Hands or Feet Muscle Weakness or Pain Loss of Balance or Difficulty Walking Loss of Sensation >>REVIEW… Read more.

Evidence continues to confirm that the heart surgery injection Trasylol greatly increases the risk of kidney complications and death. A Trasylol recall was issued last November following nearly two years of concerns about the drug’s link with reports of kidney damage and death. A recent report on CBS’s 60 Minutes… Read more.

The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are reviewing potential hernia patch lawsuits nationwide for individuals who have experienced problems following a hernia repair surgery. Potentially defective patches with dual-mesh technology manufactured by Davol,Inc. could result in serious and life-threatening injuries. Potential lawsuits are being reviewed even if the mesh… Read more.