All posts by Simmons Hanly Conroy
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | June 24, 2011
Can Hot Coffee Documentary Help Wash Away Tort Reform Assumptions?
Everyone knows about the woman who sued McDonald’s because her coffee was too hot, right? Over the years it has become the poster child for so-called “frivolous lawsuits” and the “greedy lawyers”… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | June 6, 2011
Justice Department Publishes Amounts Received From False Marking Settlements
False marking claims have been in the news over the past year, as most intellectual property attorneys may well know. That’s because these kinds of cases have been launched to the forefront… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | June 3, 2011
FDA to Review Popular Birth Control Pill Yaz
Women who take birth control know doing so comes with a risk of blood clots, especially if they’re a smoker over 35. However, two new studies by the British Medical Journal found that women… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | June 1, 2011
Health Risks Underestimated for Popular Smoking-Cessation Drug Chantix
A Pharmaceutical watch dog group has reported that the risks of smoking cessation drug Chantix (Varenicline) have been underestimated in the latest round of the Food & Drug Administration reporting. The Institute for… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | May 24, 2011
Avandia Pulled From Shelves Months After Dangers Known
The Food & Drug Administration announced last week that it will pull the diabetes drug Avandia and its sister medications Avandamet and Avandaryl from retail pharmacy shelves beginning in November. After Nov. 18, only certified… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | May 5, 2011
What to Do if You’ve Been Exposed to Asbestos
Many union workers exposed to asbestos have been led to believe that they have no legal options once they are diagnosed with mesothelioma. That’s not true. The St. Louis Labor Tribune, the… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | May 5, 2011
What to Do if You've Been Exposed to Asbestos
Many union workers exposed to asbestos have been led to believe that they have no legal options once they are diagnosed with mesothelioma. That’s not true. The St. Louis Labor Tribune, the… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | April 27, 2011
Newer Birth Control Pills Like Yaz Aren’t Always Better
New studies find Yaz three times more likely to cause fatal blood clots, while reported deaths near 200 Yaz birth control is three times more likely to cause fatal blood clots than older, oral… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | April 23, 2011
Defective Breathalyzer Tests Cause Hundreds of Wrongful California DUI Convictions
Ventura County, California sheriff deputies have discovered that hundreds of people may have been wrongly convicted of driving under the influence since January 2011 as a result of a type of suspected… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | April 15, 2011
Meet Julie Gundlach at the Muny to Promote Asbestos Awareness for Earth Day
This Sunday, Julie Gundlach, a client of the firm, will organize an asbestos awareness booth at the 22nd Annual St. Louis Earth Day Festival in Forest Park. The booth is called the… Read More
