Brandon Smith
Partner at Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC
I’m M. Brandon Smith, a partner at Childers, Schlueter & Smith in Atlanta, Georgia, helping injured people nationwide with pharmaceutical litigation, mass torts, product liability, and serious personal injury cases.
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Two New Appeals Court Decisions Show NEC Baby Formula Litigation Is Far From Over
Two recent appellate decisions reached different outcomes in NEC baby formula litigation, highlighting how appeals continue to shape lawsuits involving Abbott, Mead Johnson, and claims that cow's milk-based formula increased the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants.
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Why Clark v. Leigh May Be One of Georgia's Most Important Medical Malpractice Decisions in Years
A new Georgia Supreme Court decision could influence medical malpractice and wrongful death litigation for years by reaffirming important jury trial protections and limiting how damages caps apply.
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FDA Expands Dupixent Use as Questions About Rare Lymphoma Continue
The FDA has expanded Dupixent's use to additional pediatric patients while continuing to review reports of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Researchers, regulators, and attorneys are closely watching developments involving the widely prescribed medication.
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Missouri Appeals Court Upholds $495 Million Verdict in Abbott NEC Baby Formula Lawsuit
The appellate ruling rejected key defense arguments from Abbott Laboratories and could influence future NEC baby formula lawsuits involving premature infants and cow’s milk-based formula products.
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Illinois NEC Baby Formula Trial Ends in $70M Jury Award
A recent Illinois NEC baby formula verdict is adding to ongoing litigation involving claims that certain preterm formulas increased the risk of NEC in premature infants.
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MDL 3026 Preterm Infant Formula Litigation Lands in Northern District of Illinois
We are pleased to report that the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has now created and assigned MDL 3026
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Defective 3M Combat Earplug Lawsuits Continue, How To Seek Help
Military service members thought they were protecting themselves with 3M Dual-Ended Combat Arms Ear Plugs. Unfortunately, the devices offered no protection when worn as instructed by the company.
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Weight Loss Drug Belviq Pulled From Market Due to Potential Cancer Risk
Promising weight-loss drug Belviq has been pulled off the U.S. market due to the potential risk of cancer. At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), drug manufacturer Eisai Inc. has voluntarily withdrawn and discontinued sales of Belviq (lorcaserin). The FDA took…
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Attorney Ashley Spires Joins The CSS Family
Childers, Schlueter & Smith is pleased to announce Ashley Spires recently joined our team. Prior to joining the firm, Ashley was a partner with a National civil litigation defense firm where she successfully litigated and tried cases in defense of nurses, doctors, medical practices, product…
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Hernia Mesh Lawsuits Mounting, But Alternative Hernia Repair Options Remain Widely Unavailable
Though no longer trending at the top of the news, the devastating consequences of defective hernia mesh continue to impact thousands of people in the United States on a daily basis. Hernia mesh is the net-like medical sheet used in over one million hernia repairs…
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