Since the Chantix black box warning was announced earlier this week, the focus has been on the increased risk of suicides and other behavior changes. However, Pfizer also quietly added new information to less prominent areas of the label about reports of serious skin reactions, such… Read More
The food poisoning lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are reviewing potential Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough recall lawsuits for individuals who have required hospital treatment after eating any raw, refrigerated cookie dough products made by Nestle USA. A nationwide cookie dough recall was issued on… Read More
All federal Chinese drywall lawsuits filed on behalf of homeowners throughout the United States will be consolidated in the Eastern District of Louisiana for pretrial proceedings. The cases will be handled as part of an MDL, or Multidistrict Litigation, throughout discovery and pretrial motions, where they… Read More
The FDA released their quarterly list of drugs that are being investigating for potential health risks, and a number of the drugs listed had potential signals for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome side effects or other severe skin reactions. (more…) Read More
Use of the relatively new cancer drug Treanda together with allopurinol has been linked to severe cases of Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS), known as Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN), and at least one user has died. The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are reviewing potential cases… Read More
According to new research, lead poisoning during early childhood could be harmful and potentially lead to high blood pressure later in life, even if only low levels of lead are found in the blood. The lead poisoning attorneys at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. review potential cases… Read More
The CDC released a new report last week that analyzed the malignant mesothelioma death rate in the United States, concluding that the number of deaths each year should finally peak by 2010 and return to background levels by 2055. Although the first asbestos case was filed… Read More
Thousands of homes throughout the United States could have defective drywall from China that contains high levels of sulfur compounds that release dangerous and destructive gases under certain conditions. The Chinese drywall attorneys at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are reviewing potential lawsuits and have spoken with… Read More
So far, problems with Chinese Drywall have mainly been reported in Florida, where an estimated 36,000 homes are believed to contain the defective drywall. However, nationwide it is believed that as many as 300,000 homes could have been built with the drywall from China. (more…) Read More
The salmonella food poisoning lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are investigating potential lawsuits for individuals who were sickened by contaminated products that were part of a recent pistachio recall. Millions of pounds of pistachio nuts have been recalled due to concerns that they may be… Read More
