Schmidt & Clark, LLP

On Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at approximately 7:30 p.m., a fire alarm was sounded at the West Fertilizer Company in the small community of West, Texas. While firefighters worked to put out the blaze, police and paramedics began…more

Around the country, more and more men have reported suffering from prolonged bouts of erectile dysfunction (ED) and other serious sexual side effects after taking Merck’s best-selling hair loss treatment Propecia (generic:…more

Manufactured and marketed by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Mirena is an FDA-approved intrauterine device (IUD) designed to provide protection against pregnancy for up to five years. The IUD is inserted by a physician by…more

Women around the country are reporting numerous, often debilitating complications after being implanted with the Mirena intrauterine device (IUD). The vast majority of these women were totally unaware of Mirena’s ability to…more

October 10, 2012 - U.S. health officials have estimated that as many as 13,000 people may have been exposed to contaminated lots of a popular corticosteroid pain reliever that has been linked to a rare form of fungal meningitis…more

Manufactured and marketed by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, Zoloft (generic: sertraline) is a widely-prescribed antidepressant medication from the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. Zoloft is generally prescribed…more

This week, ABC News picked up on an issue that has been simmering just below the surface for months and causing thousands of otherwise healthy men unnecessary pain and suffering. The story was written in response to a new study…more

In April 2010, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved Gianvi - a generic version of Bayer’s blockbuster birth control pill Yaz - to be sold in the United States by Teva Pharmaceuticals and Barr Laboratories…more

Recently, the public has become aware of serious health complications suffered by women after undergoing surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) or stress urinary incontinence (SUI) with transvaginal mesh devices. According to…more

Dangerous side effects linked to the controversial birth control pill Yaz have prompted thousands of women around the country to file lawsuits against Bayer Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of the drug. Those filing the…more

Bayer AG has reported that settlements of U.S. lawsuits claiming its Yasmin line of birth control pills caused blood clots have increased to approximately $142 million. The Leverkusen, Germany-based pharmaceutical giant has…more

Over the past several years, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has received thousands of reports of adverse health complications associated with transvaginal mesh devices. These products are surgically implanted to…more

Manufactured and marketed by Bayer HealthCare, Beyaz is a widely-prescribed combination oral contraceptive similar to Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella. As its primary active ingredients, Beyaz contains drospirenone, ethinyl estradiol and…more

June 27, 2012 - In less than two years on the market, Boehringer Ingelheim’s controversial anticoagulant drug Pradaxa (generic: dabigatran) has been the subject of numerous reports of injuries including severe bleeding events,…more

Each year, vaccines injure thousands of children and adults around the country. Even though the federal government mandates that children must be vaccinated in order to attend public school, it is a well known fact that a…more