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Jury Finds that Monsanto’s Weed Killer Caused Cancer in Roundup Lymphoma Trial

March 19, 2019 By
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A San Francisco jury in the first federal Roundup lymphoma trial ruled unanimously Tuesday that Monsanto’s popular weed killer caused a man to develop cancer.The six-person jury in the San Francisco District Court will now move on to the trial’s second phase to determine if Monsanto deliberately withheld safety risks from the public to...

Zostavax Lawsuit Alleges Vaccine Defects Led to Death

March 12, 2019 By
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A new Zostavax lawsuit claims that a Pennsylvania man developed heart and respiratory failure, as well as other fatal complications shortly after receiving the defective shingles vaccine.Doris Jean Johnson filed the Zostavax lawsuit against Merck & Co. on March 6 in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She is presenting claims on behalf of herself...

Lawyers Expect 3,000 Hernia Mesh Lawsuits in Bard MDL by 2020

March 11, 2019 By
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Recent court filings indicate that lawyers expect the number of hernia mesh lawsuits in the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) against C.R. Bard to reach 3,000 by the end of 2019.Currently, there are only a few hundred hernia mesh lawsuits in the MDL. However, they all involve strikingly similar allegations that Bard concealed significant defects...

Roundup Plaintiff Testifies Weed Killer Got on Skin Before Cancer Diagnosis

March 7, 2019 By
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The first federal “bellwether” trial over Monsanto hiding cancer risks associated with Roundup is well under way in San Francisco. The jury heard the Roundup plaintiff testify this week that he experienced frequent exposure to the glyphosate-based weed killer before his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) diagnosis. Furthermore, an expert witness indicated that the herbicide has...

Hernia Mesh Lawsuits Over Serious Injuries Continue to Mount

As more patients learn that many of the products surgeons have been using for hernia repair surgery during the past decade are dangerously defective, hernia mesh lawsuits against Ethicon, Atrium, C.R. Bard and other manufacturers continue to flood the nation’s courts.Recent court filings indicate that there are now more than 3,100 hernia mesh lawsuits...

First Federal Roundup Trial Proceeds with Evidence Restrictions

The first federal Roundup trial is finally going to California court with jury selection beginning Monday over claims that Monsanto hid its popular weed killer’s significant cancer risks to protect profits at the cost of human life.The federal Roundup trial will proceed in an unconventional format. The District Judge presiding over the entirely of...

NJ Considering Ethicon Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Consolidation

Ethicon hernia mesh lawsuit consolidation is under consideration by the New Jersey Supreme Court over the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary’s defective Proceed and Prolene surgical mesh products causing irreparable harm to determine if one judge will preside over the state’s cases for pretrial proceedings.The Acting Administrative of the Courts, Glenn A. Grant, indicates that...

Monsanto Must Take Dying Man’s Roundup Deposition

The court overseeing the federal Roundup multidistrict litigation (MDL) has granted a dying man’s request for an early trial and ordered Monsanto to take his Roundup deposition immediately to preserve his testimony due to his failing health from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma from exposure to the popular weed killer.Currently, there are nearly 10,000 product liability Roundup...

Hip Settlement Expansion Should Resolve Most DePuy Implant Lawsuits

The DePuy Pinnacle hip settlement reached late this past year, covering approximately 3,000 claims, is being expanded to resolve most of the litigation still pending against the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary over knowingly selling defective metal hip implants.Bloomberg News reported Monday that J&J’s DePuy Orthopaedics unit has reached a settlement agreement that should resolve...

Roundup Lymphoma Lawsuit Says Monsanto Hid Cancer Risks

A new Roundup lymphoma lawsuit claims Monsanto actively concealed the weed killer’s life-threatening health risks and withheld warnings to protect its bottom line at the cost of human life.Dwight Alexy filed the complaint late this past week in the Eastern District of Missouri. His Roundup lymphoma lawsuit joins thousands of other similar claims pending...