Seroxat/Paxil lawyer - Karen Barth Menzies Baum Hedlund partner

www.baumhedlundlaw.com/drugs2/paxil.php - [Cached Version]Published on: 9/17/2007 Last Visited: 9/17/2007
In that litigation, Baum Hedlund partner Karen Barth Menzies was appointed lead counsel in charge of the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee for the Paxil Products Liability Litigation (Multidistrict Litigation MDL-1574) in which Baum Hedlund represented more than 3,000 people across the United States in personal injury cases against GSK....Attorney Karen Barth Menzies has testified three times before the FDA regarding the risk of suicide in children, adolescents and adults taking antidepressants, including Paxil.Ms. Menzies also met with members of the House and Senate regarding the risk of antidepressant-induced suicidality.Black box warnings have since been issued for children and adolescents, as well as an increased warning and a public health advisory concerning the suicide risk in adults. Ms. Menzies has received four legal awards for her advocacy efforts to improve drug safety