According to an order issued last week by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the federal Actos litigation involving claims filed by individuals who developed bladder cancer after taking the popular diabetes drug will be centralized in the Western District of Louisiana for pretrial proceedings.… Read More
By Austin Kirk
January 3, 2012 | No Comments
The FDA has issued new warnings about the potential risk of Multaq side effects, indicating that doctors should no longer prescribe the drug to patients with permanent problems with abnormal heart rhythms, as that may double the risk of death, stroke and other heart problems. ▸… Read More
By Austin Kirk
December 21, 2011 | No Comments
[alert type="general" accent_color="" background_color="" border_size="1px" icon="fa-asterisk" box_shadow="yes" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" class="" id=""]UPDATE: Saiontz & Kirk is no longer accepting new Plavix cases. This archived post is for informational purposes.[/alert] A panel of federal judges has rejected an attempt by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis to consolidate all… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
December 19, 2011 | 1 Comment
The FDA has launched a new initiative designed to prevent surgical fires in operating rooms throughout the United States. These rare incidents can have devastating consequences for the patient and in many cases they are caused by medical mistakes during surgery, which can be prevented. … Read More
By Donald Saiontz
December 14, 2011 | No Comments
The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk represent women throughout the United States who are pursuing a bladder mesh lawsuit as a result of problems associated with transvaginal placement of surgical mesh for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Unfortunately, these… Read More
By Austin Kirk
December 12, 2011 | 17 Comments
An increasing number of men are reporting that they have suffered erectile dysfunction after using Propecia, a hair loss drug sold by Merck. Although it appears that the drug maker has known for some time that Propecia side effects may result in permanent erectile dysfunction and… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
December 9, 2011 | 1 Comment
Two FDA advisory committees are scheduled to meet today to review the safety problems with Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills, which have been linked to an increased risk of stroke, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis and other blood clot injuries. ▸ Yaz and Yasmin Lawsuit… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
December 8, 2011 | No Comments
A study published last week in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology highlights the risk of liver damage consumers face from unknowingly suffering a Tylenol overdose, which often goes untreated because it is not diagnosed during hospital visits, increasing the risk of liver failure or death.… Read More
By Austin Kirk
November 28, 2011 | 1 Comment
The transvaginal mesh lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk have been running tv advertisements over the past several months on a number of networks, including CMT, AMC, VH1, TV Land, TLC and others. The television commercials are designed to inform consumers that they may be able to… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
November 25, 2011 | 2 Comments
The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk are reviewing potential Multaq lawsuits for individuals throughout the United States who suffered liver problems, liver failure, heart attacks, heart failure or strokes. These injuries may have been caused by side effects of Multaq, which it appears the drug maker… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
November 21, 2011 | No Comments