Woman Accepts Reduced Award for Mesothelioma Caused by Asbestos in Baby Powder Johnson & Johnson faces another massive payout over their talcum powder as a judge ordered the company to pay $120 million to a woman alleging J&J’s baby powder caused her mesothelioma. Originally, a jury awarded $325 million to Donna Olson and her husband, […]

There are dangerous products on the market. There’s no doubt about that. Every year thousands of lawsuits get filed against the manufacturers of some of the most popular products in the country, from children’s toys to prescription medication. For this reason, our nation created “product liability laws,” a set of legal rules concerning who bears […]

Judge Approves Protocols for 3M Earplug Lawsuit Plaintiffs to Receive Medical Exams A recently released case order approved protocols for bellwether plaintiffs in the 3M earplug injury litigation to receive medical examinations over claims that 3M’s military earplugs caused veterans’ hearing loss and injuries. This small group of military veterans each filed similar lawsuits against […]

A newly filed lawsuit claims toxic chemicals in aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) caused a Texas firefighter to develop skin cancer. This product liability lawsuit joins hundreds of others from across the nation, each raising similar allegations that firefighting foam manufacturers failed to warn the public about the cancer risks of using their foams. Filed in […]

An alarming study adds to the safety concerns of drugs like Nexium and Prilosec, as researchers uncovered proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medications may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes. This study comes amid massive litigation against PPI heartburn medication manufacturers for making their drugs unreasonably dangerous and causing injuries like bone fractures and kidney […]

A report released by Bloomberg indicates Johnson & Johnson plans to settle over 1,000 lawsuits alleging their talc-based products caused consumers’ cancer diagnoses. This settlement, amounting to over $100 million, comes after four years of intensive litigation, where the pharmaceutical giant faced massive losses in court over the carcinogenic, or cancer-causing, properties of their talcum […]

Why Should I Hire an Attorney After an Accident? After being in an accident or being harmed by negligence, many people don’t think they need to hire a lawyer, specifically a personal injury lawyer. Some try to handle their case on their own, rely on family members’ advice, or go along with whatever the insurance […]

C.R. Bard, a unit of Becton Dickinson, agreed to pay $60 million to 48 states to settle the thousands of transvaginal mesh lawsuits filed against them. In recent years, women nationwide have filed complaints over the company’s marketing of pelvic mesh products, which caused severe and unbearable injuries, many of them requiring a painful revision […]

Manufacturers of PPI heartburn drugs like Nexium and Prilosec face over thousands of lawsuits nationwide over allegations that these medications cause severe side effects. Now, with over 13,000 lawsuits pending in the federal court system, a small group of representative PPI heartburn drug cases will soon be selected and scheduled for trial in 2021. Over […]

Washington joins other states across the country in filing a lawsuit against JUUL Labs, the manufacturers of JUUL vape pods and e-cigarettes. The state’s attorney general alleges that JUUL Labs illegally marketed their vaping products at children, spurring a youth vaping epidemic across the state and country. Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the […]