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October 7, 2020

Title: Failure to Warn
Topic: Prescription Drug Safety

Discussed by Richard Meadow
with Lanier Law Firm (www.LanierLawFirm.com)

Disclaimer: Please do not construe any statement made during this interview as legal advice. Always consult your attorney for advice on this and other legal issues.

Have you or a loved one taken the prescription drug Elmiron? This drug, used for bladder pain, has caused vision loss in some people.

Rick Meadow offers more information about this harmful prescription drug today. Click here  to contact the Lanier Law Firm for questions about this topic.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Do prescription drugs often have unknown side-effects years after initial testing?

Do prescription drugs often have unintended consequences that are discovered during the trial/testing phase prior to FDA approval?

Does the FDA do testing on prescription drugs? Or does the drug-maker do the testing?

Why are pharmaceutical companies required to list known side-effects? Is this known as “informed consent”?

After a prescription drug has been on the market for years, can unknown side-effects become apparent?

Are drug manufacturers required to tell the public as they become aware of new side-effects of the prescription drugs?

Has recent research found that the prescription drug Elmiron can damage people’s eyes and even cause vision loss?

Have product liability lawsuits been filed against the maker of Elmiron for failure to warn?

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October 24, 2019

Title: UPDATE: Vaping is NOT Safe
Topic: Vaping

Discussed by Richard Meadow
with Lanier Law Firm (www.LanierLawFirm.com)

According to the National Youth Tobacco Study, millions of middle and high school students currently use e-cigarettes, or “vape”.

Rick Meadow is a national mass tort reform leader with the Lanier Law Firm (New York Office). Today he offers an update on the dangers of vaping and what the Lanier Law Firm is doing to stop the makers of e-cigarettes.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is vaping?

Are the youth across America succumbing to numerous illnesses attributed to vaping? Are many students addicted to vaping?

Are some of these illnesses’ life threatening? Can some of these illnesses linger for life, similar to the effects of tobacco cigarettes?

Has the largest manufacturer of e-cigarettes, JUUL, intentionally, specifically, and purposefully targeted minors?

How and why are people adding THC to the JUUL pods?

Has JUUL effectively cornered the market with over a 70% market share?

Are the e-cigarettes and pods designed to be easily concealed?

What is the Lanier Law Firm’s opinion of JUUL and other makers of e-cigarettes? Are they purposefully marketing the product to minors with “special flavors”?

Bottom line: Is vaping really “that bad”? HINT: Yes, it is!

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September 25, 2019

Title: Is Vaping Really Dangerous?
Topic: Vaping

Discussed by Richard Meadow
with Lanier Law Firm (www.LanierLawFirm.com)

Are our children in danger of becoming addicted to vaping? The providers of vaping products have claimed vaping was safer than cigarettes, while the whole vaping craze has addicted millions of young people to nicotine who had not been prior cigarette smokers.

Rick Meadow is a national mass tort reform leader with the Lanier Law Firm (New York Office). Today he will discuss the immediate need for warning labels to be placed on all vaping products.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Have studies shown that e-cigarettes, initially marketed in flavors such as fruit medley and crème brulee, contain three times more nicotine than a pack of cigarettes marketed to adults?

Should the FDA crack down on JUUL for illegal marketing?

What are some of the major dangers of vaping and e-cigarettes?

Why is vaping so common among underage people?

Can frequent vaping harm underage people? Can vaping harm babies in the womb?

Why do people think that vaping is safer than smoking cigarettes?

Should the makers and marketers of e-cigarettes be held responsible for damages caused by vaping?

How can people receive help if they are already addicted to vaping?

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May 2, 2013

Title: Rights and Obligations
Topic: Tort Reform and Limiting Liability

Discussed by Richard Meadow
with Lanier Law Firm (www.LanierLawFirm.com)

Part 1 of 4

America is a land of laws. Tort Reform should NOT give doctors, pharmaceutical companies or medical devise manufacturers blanket immunity from liability. God saw the greed in man’s heart and instructed Moses to implement laws to hold ‘wrong doers’ accountable for their actions.

So, what about Tort Reform? Who should be responsible to repair damage caused to patients, the patient and the tax payers? Should immunity apply to all products and services? 

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Title: Part 2 of 4
Topic: Tort Reform and Limiting Liability

Discussed by Richard Meadow
with Lanier Law Firm (www.LanierLawFirm.com)

Guest Richard Meadow was once a defender of the rich doctor. He swore allegiance to the insurance company and to the FDA. Then something changed in him. What caused him to switch allegiance? He now comforts and aids injured patients who are denied proper assistance. So, what changed his mind?

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Title: Part 3 of 4
Topic: Tort Reform and Limiting Liability

Discussed by Richard Meadow
with Lanier Law Firm (www.LanierLawFirm.com)

In 2008, the US Supreme Court made a ruling that has greatly impacted thousands and thousands of patients, but not necessarily in a good way. The High Court gave ‘blanket immunity’ to medical device manufacturers. Has this been good for the patient? Has it caused an increase in the quality of patient care?

Listen to this third segment to find out that happened.

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Title: Part 4 of 4
Topic: Tort Reform and Limiting Liability

Discussed by Richard Meadow
with Lanier Law Firm (www.LanierLawFirm.com)

Does the FDA actually test every drug and/or medical device before giving its “Stamp of Approval”?

No.

So, who does the testing?

What are the “passing” guidelines and requirements?

If the FDA changes its current policy, patient safety and financial responsibility will shift drastically. How will this affect the private citizen? How will it affect you and all tax payers? Will patient safety improve? Will the quality of health care be improved?

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