Personal Injury Law Specialist in Phoenix, Arizona

Stephen I. Leshner was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2014 in the field of Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury Litigation (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).

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Lipitor is the brand name of a popular prescription drug designed to treat high cholesterol.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lipitor in 1996; it is prescribed in 10 mg to 80 mg tablets that are taken daily.

In early 2012, the FDA required Pfizer, the manufacturer of Lipitor, to update Lipitor’s label to include the increased risk of causing type 2 diabetes.A January, 2012 study found that women between the ages of 50 and 79 and who took Lipitor were 48 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than women who did not.Medical studies investigating the link between Lipitor and type 2 diabetes were published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, The Lancet, the Journal of American College of Cardiology and Atherosclerosis.

If you are currently taking Lipitor, you should discuss this information with your doctor, but never stop taking any medication until you have discussed the risks and benefits with your physician.

Individuals who were diagnosed with diabetes after taking Lipitor are filing lawsuits against Pfizer.If you or someone close to you has been diagnosed with diabetes after taking Lipitor, please call Phoenix, Arizona product liability attorney Stephen I. Leshner to discuss your options.Steve Leshner is currently investigating, and litigating claims that Lipitor is linked to an increased risk of diabetes.Please call Phoenix Arizona accident injury lawyer Steve Leshner today for a free case review and consultation.

Phoenix, Arizona personal injury and product liability attorney Stephen I. Leshner, along with Minneapolis attorneys Johnson Becker filed a lawsuit on July 18, 2011 in Arizona Federal District Court for a patient claiming damages for injuries caused by a failed Zimmer NexGen implant.

Zimmer NexGen CR-Flex Porous Femoral components and Zimmer NexGen LPS-Flex artificial knee replacements have had been associated with high incidences of significant pain and loosening of the replacement knee, leading to the failure of the knee replacement, revision knee surgery or other knee surgery complications. If you or someone close to you has had pain, loosening or a subsequent surgery caused by a defective Zimmer NexGen CR-Flex or LPS-Flex knee replacement component, please call Steve Leshner for a free review of your potential Zimmer knee replacement product liability claim.

A study published in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Conference in March, 2010 documented the high failure rate of the high flex (CR Flex) total knee design, and studies as early as 2007 have discussed the high incidence of loosening of the NexGen LPS Flex knee replacement system.

If you or someone close to you has had a revision of a Zimmer NexGen CR Flex or LPS Flex knee replacement, or if you are currently experiencing pain or loosening of these knee replacement systems or components, please call Phoenix Arizona accident injury attorney Stephen I. Leshner for a free consultation and case review.

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Mothers prescribed the antidepressant prescription drug Zoloft early in their pregnancy (first trimester) are at risk for having babies with major birth defects, including:1.cardiac defects such as atrial or septal heart defects (holes in the heart), malformations, and obstructions;2.cleft lip;3.cleft palate;4.gastrointestinal malformations;5.genital malformations;6.omphalocele (an abdominal wall defect at the base of the umbilical cord which can result in the infant being born with a sac protruding through the defect that contains the small intestine, liver, and/or and large intestine);7.craniosyntosis (a defect that causes an abnormally shaped head);8.anal atresia (a defect that causes a malformed rectum); and9.spina bifida(adefect in which the backbone and spinal canal do not close before birth)

Mothers who took Zoloft in their third trimester are at risk delivering for babies who suffer from the potentially fatal condition of PPHN (primary pulmonary hypertension).

Both Zoloft and a generic version called Greenstone are manufactured by Pfizer.

If you or someone close to you has a child with birth defects after taking Zoloft or Greenstone during the first trimester of pregnancy, please call Phoenix Arizona accident injury attorney Steve Leshner for a free consultation.

Stephen I. Leshner, a Phoenix plaintiffs personal injury, accident and medical malpractice attorney has been named to the Arizona Super Lawyerslist as one of the top attorneys in Arizona for 2013. This is the sixth consecutive year Steve has been so honored. No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in Arizona are selected by Super Lawyers.

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