Substantial questions still remain about how individuals should best reduce their risk of suffering a femur fracture from Fosamax, which may occur with little or no trauma at all after long-term use of the osteoporosis medication. As a result of Merck's failure to adequately research the… Read More
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… Read More
The Fosamax fracture lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk 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… 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… 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 are reviewing potential lawsuits for individuals who have experienced Fosamax bone fracture problems,… Read More
Although our lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk 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… Read More
For more than two years, the product liability lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk 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… 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… Read More
The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk 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… Read More
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. (more…) Read More
