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Post Date: August 3rd, 2011
A manufacturer of medical products recalled iodine wipes due to the Federal Drug Administration’s concerns that the medication has been infected with an organism called Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, according to the website Examiner.com. The bacterium has caused many very serious infections in humans, which includes pneumonia in patients with respiratory problems, meningitis in infants, and a disease commonly referred to as the flesh-eating disease. The wipes, which are used to prepare for surgery and to help prevent infections in cuts and burns, are packaged under the names Medical Specialties, Cardinal Health, Triad Plus, North Safety, Triad, VHA, and Total Resources. The recall was issued after one nonlife-threatening skin infection was reported after use.
Before the recall of the iodine pads in February, executives with the medical products manufacturer notified its customers, employees, and vendors that they were no longer producing lubricating jelly or alcohol wipes, which was also contaminated. Currently, there is an investigation by the FDA and many pending lawsuits against the company due to the defective product. One of the lawsuit claimants is a couple whose two-year-old child died after surgery from bacterial meningitis.
Manufacturers have a responsibility to make sure their products are safe for consumers. If a defective product injures you, the manufacturer of the product should be held liable. If you or a loved one has been injured by a recalled medication or product in Missouri, contact our experienced product liability attorneys at 800-956-2487. You and your family may be entitled to compensation as a result of the harmful product.
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Joshua P. Myers is the owner and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz & Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles product liability cases that result in personal injury or death throughout the United States. If you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of a drug company, please contact a product liability attorney to learn your rights. It is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney’s fees until we recover on your behalf.
Tags: Contaminated product liability, product liability attorney, product liability lawsuit
Posted in Legal News, Products Liability | No Comments »
Post Date: July 29th, 2011
An attorney for a man
accused of threatening conduct has stated that his client was under the
influence of a Klonopin, Paxil, and alcohol cocktail. Nathan Jackson Fuller Jr.
lied to police after he crashed his car and threatening to go on a killing
spree across the state of West Virginia. Fuller’s attorney stated that he hoped
that the charges would be dropped once he proves his client’s statements to
police held no truth. Fuller made the decision to waive his right to a
preliminary hearing on May 16 in a Marion County Magistrate Court. John David
Moore, Fuller’s alleged accomplice, has been listed as a codefendant in the
case. The magistrate believes there is probably cause to try a case against
Moore however Moore’s attorney insists his client’s innocence.
Both men have been charged
with conspiracy to commit robbery and conspiracy to commit murder. After Fuller
collided his car on May 3 in Rivesville, injuring Moore, Fuller allegedly began
stating oddities to the arresting officer as he was being arrested for driving
under the influence. It was at that time Fuller confessed he was planning to go
on a killing spree.
Allegedly Fuller began
citing his plans on “going through West Virginia and killing people at random,
stopping at a rest area, locating a few girls, and cutting them, stealing their
wallets, and then stealing their vehicle, and continue that process, flipping
cars.” Fuller also stated he had been looking for someone to murder on High
Street in Morgantown and killing someone at Penn State University earlier that
day, but had not found the chance to do so. Fuller claimed he and Moore met up
in Morgantown.
According to Fuller’s
attorney, his client was taking Paxil and Klonopin. Paxil is an antidepressant,
which has been linked to suicidal and aggressive behaviors. Klonopin is
prescribed to relieve panic attacks and treat seizures. Moore’s attorney claims
that his client never had the intention of killing anyone or helping Fuller on
his spree. Fuller tried to reduce his bail amount but was denied and was
returned to the North Central Regional Jail after his preliminary hearing.
A healthy lifestyle has been
proven to alleviate depression, but it does not always relieve major
depression. Many people have been prescribed Paxil, but have suffered severe
side effects such as Fuller. Injuries from a prescription drug can be complicated,
which is why victims should work with an experienced Missouri product liability
attorney. To speak to an attorney right away, call 888.956.2487 and let us help
you fight.
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Joshua P. Myers is the owner
and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz &
Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis,
Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles product liability
cases that result in personal injury or death throughout the United States. If
you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of a drug
company, please contact a product liability attorney to learn your rights. It
is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney’s fees
until we recover on your behalf.
Tags: missouri, paxil product liability, Paxil side effects, product liability attorney
Posted in Harmful Medications, Legal News, Paxil Side Effects, Products Liability | No Comments »
Post Date: July 26th, 2011
The popular antibiotic,
Levaquin, was once at the top of the game, but many people wonder if the
addition of generic versions of the drug combined with the several lawsuits may
be the end of Johnson & Johnson’s profit and domination of the antibiotic
market. In 2006, Johnson & Johnson surpassed $1.4 billion in annual sales
of Levaquin in America alone. For a long time, the drug was the most prescribed
antibiotic on the market and sales increased by 1.7 percent in 2007 as news of
possible tendon ruptures associated with drug. By 2009, sales of the popular
antibiotic dropped by 6 percent, but that was just the beginning of the
downfall. Competing antibiotics along with the side effects helped cause the
major drop in sales for Johnson & Johnson.
The negative attention on
Johnson & Johnson and their popular drug will continue through 2011 when
most of the lawsuits against the company will end up in the courtroom near the
end of the year. Unfortunately that is not the only problem Johnson &
Johnson is face with when it comes to the drug Levaquin. In June, the patent on
Levaquin will expire and many of the generic versions will be released to the
public. The Food and Drug Administration approved a generic version of Levaquin
made available by Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. Inc. The generic versions are expected
to take an even bigger cut out of Johnson & Johnson’s profits.
The trials against Johnson
& Johnson and Levaquin are set to being this summer. One plaintiff, John
Schedin, has already received a verdict in the amount of $1.8 million for
punitive damages. Schedin suffered two torn Achillies tendons after taking
Levaquin and that was the basis of his claim. In early 2009, the Food and Drug
Administration issued a black box warning involving the risk of ruptured tendons.
But for many patients that have suffered from tendon ruptures, the warning
didn’t come soon enough.
In product liability cases,
experienced Missouri attorneys work tirelessly to make sure that their clients
receive compensation for their injuries. Injuries from a prescription
medication can be devastating to any family, which is why product liability
victims should seek the guidance of an experienced Missouri product liability
attorney. To speak to an attorney right away, call 888.956.2487 and let one of
our experienced attorneys help fight for you.
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Joshua P. Myers is the owner
and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz &
Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis,
Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles product liability
cases that result in personal injury or death throughout the United States. If
you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of a drug
company, please contact a product liability attorney to learn your rights. It
is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney’s fees
until we recover on your behalf.
Tags: levaquin, missouri, personal injury attorney, product liability, ruptured tendons
Posted in Harmful Medications, Legal News, Levaquin Recall Lawyers, Personal Injury Advice, Products Liability | No Comments »
Post Date: July 18th, 2011
As a product liability
attorney in the Midwest, I was unhappy to see the reports of death and serious
illness of a prescription painkiller.
MedPage Today reported on January 11, 2011 that the Food and Drug
Administration has ordered new labels for a popular oral morphine sulfate
medication marketed by Roxane Laboratories. The medicine was marked at 100 mg/ml,
which apparently confused some patients prescribed the medication. The
confusion led to a several drug overdoses as many as 20 times the amount
recommended and caused deaths and serious illness according to the FDA. The 100
mg/ml dosage of the drug may also have been perceived as a less concentrated
version, which lead to the overdoses. The agency has commissioned a new label
to distinguish morphine sulfate 100 mg/ml as less powerful version of the drug.
It comes with a syringe that gives the right dosage making it easier to use.
Morphine has been sold many
times in the 20th century, but the preparation of morphine sulfate
sold by Roxana wasn’t approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2010 because
the manufacturers never applied for FDA approval. The approval was important
because morphine is a potent painkiller with a high potential for abuse and
overdose. At high doses, morphine can cause respiratory problems that lead to
death or brain damage. The dose of 100 mg/ml morphine sulfate solution that required
the label change is already a high dose. The drug is for people who are known
to have a tolerance to opioid and need a higher dose and for those receiving care
from a hospice provider. The old label that has made the issue worse by giving
the dosage in mg/ml, although the doses are ordered in mg. Consequently, those
unfamiliar with the drug dosages given in ml increases the drug’s already
considerable power.
As a product liability
attorney in the Midwest, I am pleased that the FDA is taking these steps. Most
Americans do not use the metric system, so it is not surprising that some users
were confused by the instructions of the doses of morphine. If you or someone
in your family was injured by a prescription drug with defects or labeling
error, call 888.945.2487 for a free consultation with an experienced product
liability attorney.
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Joshua P. Myers is the owner
and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz &
Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis,
Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles product liability
cases that result in personal injury or death throughout the United States. If
you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of a drug
company, please contact a product liability attorney to learn your rights. It
is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney’s fees
until we recover on your behalf.
Tags: medication labeling error, morphine sulfate, product liability attorney
Posted in Harmful Medications, Legal News, Products Liability | No Comments »
Post Date: July 12th, 2011
As a personal injury
attorney in Missouri, I was surprised to read that an inmate in St. Louis has
filed a personal injury lawsuit because he was denied his HIV medication. On
Thursday, November 18, 2010, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of
Eastern Missouri filed suit. The lawsuit states that the Plaintiff, John Doe,
was deprived of his right to receive medication needed to treat HIV at the
Justice Center in downtown St. Louis and the medium security institution on
Hall Street. The ACLU contends that the Plaintiff was denied medication for 17
days and received only sporadic attention later.
The lawsuit names the city
of St. Louis and the Correctional Medical Services as the Defendant. Also named
as Defendants in the lawsuit are the director of the prison, Eugene
Stubblefield, and two doctors Brenda Singer and Susan Mallard. Deputy City
Counselor Nancy Kistier responded to the lawsuit saying, “contrary to the
claims of the ACLU, the records of the inmate in question reflect that he
received adequate medical care consistent with his constitutional rights.”
The Plaintiff was detained
in March of 2010 and released in mid-November. The lawsuit claims that the
Plaintiff had been treated by his physician before his detention but was
deprived of treatment once detained even though officials knew his condition.
The Defendant’s physician faxed his medical information, medication list, and
dosage of medication before the Defendant was incarcerated. The Defendant
claims that received no medication for the first 11 days of incarceration and
only received Tylenol. After 17 days behind bars, the Defendant still had no
treatment for his illness. Once he did receive treatment, it was sporadic,
which posed serious risks to his health. A test is being ran on the Defendant
to decide his current health status.
Currently, there are two
wrongful death lawsuits in progress against the City of St. Louis for not
providing adequate care. When you are injured due to the negligence of another,
it can be life altering. When you are forced to recover from injuries or
illness, the last thing you want to worry about is a lawsuit. However, in order
to receive the compensation you deserve, you need an experienced personal
injury attorney on your side. Call 888.956.2487 to speak to an experienced
Missouri personal injury attorney and get your life back on track.
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Joshua P. Myers is the owner
and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz &
Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, his personal injury law firm
routinely handles claims that result in personal injury or death throughout the
Midwest. If you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the
negligence of another, please contact a personal injury attorney to learn your
rights. It is always free to discuss your case and there are never any
attorney’s fees until we recover on your behalf.
Tags: missouri, personal injury attorney, personal injury lawsuit, st. louis
Posted in Legal News, Medical Malpractice | No Comments »
Post Date: July 5th, 2011
According to an extensive amount of evidence, the side effects of Reglan in children are harder to detect. The side effects of the drug are also more severe than they are in adults who take the medication. Reglan, a popular gastroesophageal reflux disease treatment, is meant to be used for the short term. The drug, which should not be used longer than 12 weeks, is often prescribed for much longer. The medication is often prescribed to children and toddlers who have not responded to other treatments of GERD. The major downside to taking Reglan is the many side effects.
One of the most severe side effects of the medication is tardive dyskinesia, which has no cure or known treatment. Tardive dyskinesia causes patients to have involuntary spasms of the lower limbs and facial ticks. These symptoms are hard to detect in young children because of their development stages. There are symptoms that parents should watch out for if his or her child is taking Reglan. These symptoms include:
Because the symptoms of TD are unrecognized in children, many children are not diagnosed with the condition quickly enough; mostly due to the fact that parents do not know what to look for. Because of the onset of tardive dyskinesia in children, thousands have filed lawsuits against Reglan claiming they were not properly warned of the serious side effect that his or her child could be affected by. TD is a disorder that goes misdiagnosed just like Parkinson’s Disease because the symptoms of the diseases are similar. It is advised by many product liability attorneys that if your child is diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease after taking Reglan to seek a second opinion.
The Food and drug administration regulates pharmaceutical companies to protect the public, but drug companies also have to answer to their customers when their drug is harmful. Patients that have been injured by a prescription medication that is falsely represented on the label can file a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company. Our experienced Missouri product liability attorneys fight the drug companies for our clients because they should not have to suffer for the drug company’s negligence. Call 888.956.2487 for a free consultation to discuss your Missouri product liability claim, and we will fight on your behalf to make sure the drug company is held responsible.
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Joshua P. Myers is the owner and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz & Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles product liability cases that result in personal injury or death throughout the United States. If you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of a drug company, please contact a product liability attorney to learn your rights. It is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney’s fees until we recover on your behalf.
Tags: medication side effects, Missouri product liability
Posted in Harmful Medications, Legal News, Products Liability, Reglan - Tardive Dyskinesia Lawsuits | No Comments »
Post Date: February 4th, 2011
When you need to hire a Missouri personal injury attorney after an accident, it can create a lot of stress. Once a client has had a chance to sit down with an attorney and has a chance to ask questions, they begin to feel more comfortable. One of the questions I receive during many consultations is can the client’s health insurer demand repayment for the medical expenses.
Health insurers often try to collect money for repayment after a settlement or verdict. They even cite to provisions in the health insurance contract. But in Missouri, these provisions are often invalid. As a Missouri personal injury lawyer, I run into an issue like this every once in a while. A medical insurance company will try to claim a lien against a personal injury victim’s settlement to recover for medical expenses paid by the company. According to Missouri law, in a personal injury case it is against public policy for a health insurer to claim a lien against an injury judgment.
It can be challenging to understand every Missouri law regarding personal injury, which is why an experienced personal injury attorney is important to an injured victim. Hiring an attorney will maximize your chances of receiving full compensation for any injuries sustained in an accident. If you’ve been injured in a slip & fall, motor vehicle accident, or an accident caused by negligence, don’t be afraid to speak to an attorney. Our experienced Missouri personal injury attorneys see how frustrating it can be for our clients, so we make sure to explain everything to the client to make them more comfortable. Call 888.956.2487 for a free consultation to discuss your personal injury claim. Come prepared with all your questions and we’ll help answer them.
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Joshua P. Myers is the owner and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz & Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles claims that result in personal injury or death throughout the Midwest. If you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another, please contact a personal injury attorney to learn your rights. It is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney’s fees until we recover on your behalf.
Tags: health, insurance, recovery, repay, repayment, settlement, trial, verdict
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Post Date: November 16th, 2010
As a Missouri personal injury attorney,
I have many potential clients ask me “how much does a personal injury
lawyer cost?” Personal injury attorneys typically take on cases with a
contingency fee agreement. This type of agreement allows an attorney to
pay all the costs required to research the injury, speak to
professionals, and file the personal injury claim. Instead of having the
client pay thousands of dollars up-front, the attorney advances the
costs of the case and gets paid when a settlement is reached.
In Missouri, personal injury attorneys will charge anywhere from
33.3% to 40% in attorneys fees for personal injury claims. It is
important to realize when hiring an attorney that he or she will only
collect attorney’s fees if you receive a settlement. The attorney
assumes all the financial risk of a personal injury claim, which
motivates them to work hard to win your case. If your attorney is not
returning calls or you feel he or she is not handling your personal
injury claim appropriately, you have the right by Missouri law to
terminate your attorney. If you do terminate your attorney, he or she
may put an attorneys’ lien on your case for reimbursement for the hours
and money spent on your case up to termination. A judge will have the
final approval of the amount the attorney is allowed to charge a former
client.
You only get one shot at collecting for your personal injury lawsuit.
Many people hire the first Missouri injury lawyer that they speak to
and end up unhappy with their services after it is too late. You and
your attorney will spend a lot of time speaking during the course of a
personal injury lawsuit, so it is important that you feel comfortable
and know that he or she has your best interest in mind. Once you see how
hard your attorney works on your personal injury claim, you’ll
understand why it is worth 33.3% for them to fight for you. Our Missouri
personal injury attorneys work hard for their clients and will work
hard for you. Call 888.956.2487 for a free consultation with one of our
experienced personal injury attorneys today.
Joshua P. Myers is the owner and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC
and a founding partner of Schultz & Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis,
Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles claims that
result in personal injury or death throughout the Midwest. If you have
been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another,
please contact a personal injury attorney to learn your rights. It is
always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney’s fees
until we recover on your behalf.
Tags: attorney, cost, how much, josh myers, joshua p. myers, lawyer, missouri, myers injury law, personal injury
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Post Date: October 29th, 2010
Missouri Personal injury attorneys have been watching the Missouri
Supreme Court to see if the judges will eliminate sections of the 2005 tort law
amendments regarding personal injury cases. On Wednesday, the Missouri Supreme
Court listened to arguments about what medical bills in a personal injury case
could be presented to a jury in order to calculate the total damages. Many
attorneys argue that the laws that say what evidence can be presented are
unconstitutional because it is difficult to assess the value of medical
treatment.
According to the 2005 statutory amendments, judges
have to decide whether to submit the bills that have been paid or the bills
that have been charged, which has many attorneys and judges confused. A person
who has a personal injury case could lose thousands of dollars depending on
which set of bills the jury sees at trial. A 2005 personal injury case, Deck
vs. Teasley, sparked the concern when the judge awarded $9,904 for the amount
that Medicare paid to settle the medical bills, but the total amount billed to
Deck was $27,991. Unfortunately, the value of the medical treatment the
plaintiff received was neither of those figures.
The plaintiff’s attorney invited the Missouri Supreme Court
to look into the case to see if the statute was unconstitutional with the
belief that the statute robs the plaintiff of their right to have a jury decide
the amount of damages. Many attorneys have argued the unconstitutionality of
the medical bill statute with many different reasons.
An amendment to the medical bill statute will change the way
personal injury cases are tried in the future. Once the Missouri Supreme Court
issues their opinion on whether or not the statues are unconstitutional, the
law will become clearer for personal injury attorneys to fight for their
clients. Personal injury cases have their obstacles, which is why it is
essential for individuals or their families to hire an attorney to take them
through the process.
Joshua P. Myers is the owner and President of Myers Injury
Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz & Myers, LLC. Based in St.
Louis, Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles motor vehicle
accidents, truck accidents, and product liability cases that result in personal
injury or death throughout the Midwest. If you have been hurt or have lost
a loved one due to the negligence of another, please contact a personal injury
attorney to learn your rights. It is always free to discuss your case and
there are never any attorney’s fees until we recover on your behalf.
Tags: deck, josh, joshua, medical bills, missouri, myers, myers injury law, personal injury lawyer, supreme court, teasley
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Post Date: August 12th, 2009
I’m proud to say that we’ve recently launched our new Missouri Car Accident Attorney site. The blog will be updated regularly and will focus on auto injury law and car wrecks throughout the State of Missouri. Additionally, we are continuously posting useful information for those who have been injured in a wreck. Finally, the site will also feature our soon-to-be released new book: The 7 Biggest Mistakes That Will Destroy Your Car Wreck Case.
Tags: attorney, lawyer, missouri auto injury, missouri car accident, missouri car crash, missouri car wreck
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