Kendra Goldhirsch is an Associate at the Firm. Ms. Goldhirsch is a 2015 New York Metro Super Lawyers Rising Star. Her practice focuses on national product liability litigation and mass torts.
Two plaintiffs—one from New York and the other from Virginia—recently filed a new generic Zantac (ranitidine) class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs claim that generic ranitidine manufacturer Perrigo Company put consumers at risk when s
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has filed a lawsuit against Monsanto, the manufacturers of Roundup, for allegedly producing and selling toxic chemicals called “polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)” while being aware of, but concealing, their toxic effects. The lawsuit seeks compensation for damage to
In a new study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ), researchers reported that so-called “new-generation” blood thinners like Xarelto and Eliquis were no safer when it came to the risk of excessive bleeding than warfarin, the leading blood thinner for decades. A second study…
On October 25, 2017, a Georgia man filed a new Onglyza lawsuit against manufacturers Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. He claims that after taking Onglyza, which is a type 2 diabetes drug, he suffered…
Over the past several years, a number of hospitals have reported infectious disease outbreaks linked to contaminated duodenoscopes. These devices are most commonly used to diagnose and treat health problems associated with the liver, bile ducts, and pancreas. The FDA has recently approved a new…
A recent study asserts that doctors are not following safety guidelines when prescribing anticoagulant medications like Xarelto and Eliquis. Both of these drugs are the subject of personal injury lawsuits that have been filed around the country. The study was published June 19, 2017, in…
On June 22, 2017, the FDA announced that Vascular Solutions, Inc., a medical device company that manufactures products used in vascular procedures, had issued a worldwide recall of Venture Catheters. The company issued the recall on April 25, 2017, which offers around 4,679 units distributed…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released another warning about the risk of superbug infections. These are potentially dangerous and even life-threatening infections that are resistant to antibiotic treatments. The infection is particularly dangerous for those with pre-existi
On May 3, 2017, a North Carolina woman filed a new Xarelto lawsuit against manufacturers Janssen Pharmaceuticals, parent company Johnson & Johnson, and Bayer AG. She joined the current Xarelto MDL underway in the Eastern District of Louisiana, where the second bellwether trial began on…
As parties prepare for the second Xarelto bellwether trial in the Xarelto Multidistrict Litigation (MDL)in the Eastern District of Louisiana, the Institute of Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has released their QuarterWatch report for the third quarter of 2016. Among the institute’s findings is an i
On March 21, 2017, the FDA issued a safety communication updating physicians and patients about a potential cancer risk associated with textured breast implants. They released a similar warning back in 2011 when it linked breast implants to an increased risk of anaplastic large cell…
On April 7, 2017, a North Carolina man filed a new Eliquis lawsuit on behalf of himself and his deceased wife. The case is now pending in the Southern District of New York, the court in which all federally filed Eliquis lawsuits have been centralized.…
