A partner with Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC,, Brandon Smith has devoted his practice to pharmaceutical litigation, mass torts, products liability and serious personal injury. A frequent guest spea
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On July 17th, George C. Powers, 43, of Haslet, TX drove intoxicated in his Ford F-150, traveling west in the eastbound lane of U.S. 82 and colliding head-on with the Ford Escape of Tiffany Starr…
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Phil Youngclaus, 27 year old hockey player for the Gwinnett Gladiators, is currently in satisfactory condition at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville following a possibly alcohol-related…
FDA & Prescription Drugs
Though its effects have been around for years, the truth about Reglan continues to surface. And not surprisingly, none of it is good news. In fact, the effects of taking Reglan, has been…
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A 24 year old Georgia man was killed by a drunk driver shortly after 4:00 on the morning of June 19, 2010. According to The Augusta Chronicle, the victim, an intern for Governor Perdue who was…
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On April 30th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) sent a letter to Baxter Healthcare Corp., directing the company to recall and destroy all of its Colleague Volumetric…
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A Gwinnett County Georgia jury found in favor of the Plaintiffs, Roger and Glenda McTaggart, today after the defective Yamaha Rhino 660 he was riding in flipped over causing serious injuries to his…
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If you were the recipient of an Advanced Bionics HiRes90k cochlear implant between 2003 and 2006, and your device has failed or is improperly working, you may be entitled to monetary compensation…
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Cobb County is still reeling from the loss of twenty-one year old Kimberly Johnson. Johnson was killed on April 18th when she encountered an allegedly drunk driver on the road. Two of…
FDA & Prescription Drugs
Evidence has surfaced that suggests that Fosamax, a drug that millions of people use to help strengthen their bones, has been linked to bone fractures. Basically, the drugs that people are taking to…
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In late December of 2009, a Lawrenceville woman by the name of Joy Christine Wilson made headlines after allegedly striking a small passenger bus on I-85. The accident resulted in a dozen…
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Recently, a plane left Orlando and headed for Virginia. But it wouldn’t make its destination. The plane, a four-seater with a turbine engine is the kind that can be built from a kit but can…
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Many people these days are trying to unclog their ears and cure their ear aches with ear candles. The idea behind ear candles is that, when you stick a conical-shaped candle in your ear, lay on your…