Surviving Stevens-Johnson Syndrome or Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis is often only the beginning. New research shows patients face long-term health complications and emotional distress after leaving the hospital.
A recent Atlanta school-bus incident involving a Waymo driverless vehicle has sparked a federal investigation and renewed questions about autonomous vehicle safety. Learn what happened and how laws regulate self-driving cars.
Several Georgia students were hospitalized after ingesting kratom gummies containing illegal synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine, an opioid compound far stronger than what occurs naturally. The incident is one of many highlighting the dangers of unregulated kratom products.
At Childers, Schlueter & Smith, justice extends beyond the courtroom. Firm Partner Richard Schlueter and his wife, Michelle, turned Richard’s battle with stage-4 cancer into a mission for change—advocating for stronger NIH funding and lifesaving research.
A federal lawsuit alleges the Atlanta Dream Center Church and others ran a labor trafficking scheme disguised as missionary training, forcing victims into years of unpaid labor under inhumane conditions and religious coercion.
A Missouri mother whose NEC infant formula lawsuit was dismissed will get a new trial after a judge ruled the defense misled jurors. The case renews hope for families seeking justice over dangerous cow’s milk-based preterm formulas.
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated 15 federally filed morcellator cases on Thursday for pre-trial discovery and trial work up. The request for the Morcellator MDL was made by Plaintiffs in an effort to streamline the litigation and fast track the efficient handling of the…
A lawsuit filed last week in state court in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania alleges that Xarelto’s recommended dosage doesn’t work for as long as is represented by the manufacturer, Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Bayer HealthCare. It is believed to be the first in the nation to allege that…
According to a study conducted by researchers for Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and George Washington University that was published on April 24, 2015 in the British Medical Journal, Xarelto may present double warfarin’s risk of serious gastrointestinal bleeds, and Pradaxa may incre
