An order was issued this week by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, consolidating all Propecia lawsuits filed in federal district courts throughout the United States. Because the cases will be centralized before one judge, many people confuse this process with a Propecia class action… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
April 17, 2012 | No Comments
A recent medical case report published in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy highlights the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding from Pradaxa among elderly patients with kidney impairment, and underlines the impact of the manufacturer's failure to provide accurate information for medical providers about the need to appropriately select… Read More
By Austin Kirk
April 16, 2012 | No Comments
After substantial pressure and a mounting number of Propecia lawsuits filed by men who have experienced long-term sexual dysfunction, Merck & Co. has finally agreed to update the warning label for their popular hair-loss drug. The warnings were also updated for their higher-dose version of the… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
April 12, 2012 | No Comments
More than three years after our law firm first started to investigate injury cases for women who suffered complications from vaginal mesh or a bladder sling used to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP) or female stress urinary incontinence (SUI), it continues to amaze me how many… Read More
By Austin Kirk
April 10, 2012 | 44 Comments
UPDATE 5/14/2015: Saiontz & Kirk is no longer accepting new clients for da Vinci Surgical Robot Lawsuits The contents of this page are provided for informational purposes only A number of surgeons and health experts are expressing concern over the Da Vinci Surgical System, which is… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
April 9, 2012 | 17 Comments
New research suggests that users of fluorquinolone antibiotics, which include Levaquin and Cipro, may face an increased risk of retinal detachment, which could lead to blindness, vision loss and other serious vision problems. Although data on the connection between retinal detachment and Levaquin or Cipro use… Read More
By Austin Kirk
April 5, 2012 | 31 Comments
The product liability lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk represent individuals throughout the United States who are pursuing compensation through an Actos lawsuit after developing bladder cancer that may have been caused by long-term use of the popular type 2 diabetes drug. As part of our review… Read More
By Austin Kirk
April 3, 2012 | 29 Comments
If you were watching the morning news programs on Sunday, you may have caught a report on CBS that brings some much needed attention to the problems with the FDA's 510(k) fast-track approval process and the large number of faulty medical devices that have been implanted… Read More
By Austin Kirk
April 2, 2012 | 2 Comments
The FDA is expanding prior warnings over serious and potentially life-threatening Celexa heart rhythm problems, cautioning doctors against giving high doses of the antidepressant to the elderly, poeple with liver problems or those taking the heartburn drug Tagamet. The product liability lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
March 29, 2012 | 1 Comment
Recently it has come to light that Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon subsidiary introduced and sold their Gynecare Prolift transvaginal mesh several years before obtaining FDA approval to market the device. The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk represent women throughout the United States who have experienced problems… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
March 28, 2012 | No Comments