Major companies are under intense scrutiny following the discovery that many of their sunscreen products contain higher than safe levels of known cancer-causing carcinogens. According to the Los Angeles Times, a group of researchers and scientists are asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue another recall of […]
Category: Mass Torts
C.R. Bard, Inc. Faces First Bellwether Trial Over Hernia Mesh Injuries – Hernia Mesh Lawyer Explains
C.R. Bard, Inc. is one of many medical device companies involved in large nationwide litigation concerning defective hernia mesh products. C.R. Bard, Inc. faces more than 25,000 lawsuits in state and federal courts, with the first trial in the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) fully underway, as reported by medtruth.com and […]
3M Company, the manufacturer of multiple pharmaceutical and consumer products, is the defendant in a large mass tort litigation involving the company’s Bair Hugger warming blankets. According to a report from Reuters, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed a Minnesota trial court’s ruling that effectively […]
A recent Kaiser Health News investigation, as reported by Modern Healthcare, demonstrates that medical device sales representatives for various products play a substantial role in patient injuries. Whether the medical device at issue is for a spinal procedure, a hip replacement procedure, or a hernia mesh procedure, a sales representative […]
A group of Florida agricultural workers is seeking to be part of a class action lawsuit against the makers of paraquat, an herbicide known to be toxic, alleging that exposure to paraquat increases the risk of developing Parkinson’s Disease. According to ABC Action News, approximately 70 individuals are currently seeking […]
E-cigarettes and vaping have steadily become more popular over the past 15 years, with many e-cigarette users unaware that the products they have been consuming are not approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Juul Labs and other e-cigarette manufacturers are awaiting the FDA’s decision on […]
Nearly 25 million adults in the United States have sleep apnea, a condition that disrupts a person’s breathing while asleep. Many patients stop and start breathing repeatedly while sleeping, which can be dangerous and potentially fatal, but generally, sleep apnea sufferers cannot get a good night’s sleep from constantly waking […]
Zantac, one of the most widely used heartburn medications, is the subject of thousands of lawsuits concerning the drug and exposure to N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a carcinogen emitted from ingestion of Zantac. Exposure to large amounts of this substance has been linked to cancer in humans. Patients who have taken brand […]
Numerous veterans and active-duty service members have closely watched the progression of the 3M combat arms earplug litigation that involves tens of thousands of claimants. Plaintiffs allege that 3M’s earplugs are defective and caused many veterans and active-duty service members to suffer both hearing loss and tinnitus (ringing in the […]
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has topped headlines in recent years for its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, which revealed a rampant sex abuse epidemic that has plagued the BSA for decades. Tens of thousands of current and former boy scouts have filed claims directly with the bankruptcy court. Since […]
