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California Jury Returns Defense Verdict in Asbestos Pipe Trial Featuring Kidney Cancer Claim Preclusion

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Court: Superior Court of California, County of Alameda - On June 15, 2023, plaintiffs Alvarino and Dianna J. DaSilva first filed an asbestos action in the Alameda County, Calif., Superior Court, alleging that Alvarino DaSilva...more

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A Simple Guide to Depo-Provera Lawsuits and Settlements

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What is a meningioma and what types of injuries qualify? Depo-Provera has many known side effects. However, the current Depo-Provera litigation mainly involves a “signature injury” that was not properly warned against by...more

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10 Important Facts About Filing a Depo-Provera Lawsuit

If you have questions about filing a Depo-Provera lawsuit, you are not alone. As awareness of the link between Depo-Provera and intracranial meningioma continues to grow, we are continuing to hear from more women and family...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Bayer, Monsanto Face 54,000 Roundup Lawsuits Over Lymphoma, Cancer Claims

Bayer and Monsanto are currently facing about 54,000 lawsuits filed by consumers who were exposed to the weedkiller Roundup (glyphosate), according to recent court documents....more

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Rejects FIFRA Preemption in Roundup Case

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As of May 2022, Monsanto, the company that developed the allegedly cancer-causing weed killer Roundup, has settled more than 100,000 lawsuits, and paid nearly $11 billion in settlements. Despite this massive number, 30,000...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Firefighting Foam Lawsuits Allege AFFF Linked to Increased Cancer Risk in Firefighters

Aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF, has been linked to an increased risk of several types of cancer, including kidney cancer, testicular cancer, and pancreatic cancers. Civilian and military firefighters who worked with AFFF...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Product Liability Update - September 2023

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Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable to Massachusetts, but also featuring selected developments for New...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Southern District of Texas Holds Learned Intermediary Doctrine Applies to Clinical Trials

Does the learned intermediary doctrine apply in the context of a clinical trial? According to the Southern District of Texas, it does. The case in question is Butler et al. v. Juno Therapeutics, Inc., a tragic case...more

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Alert Newsletter: California Issues Prop 65 Crystalline Silica Safe Use Determination: Four Woodwise products not required to warn...

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Prop 65 Counsel: What To Know - California Issues Prop 65 Crystalline Silica Safe Use Determination: Four Woodwise products not required to warn for exposure - Chemical Watch - California’s Office of Environmental...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Injured Patients Want Consolidation of Zantac Lawsuits

Litigation Update - On January 30, 2020, class action, consumer protection and pharmaceutical lawyers from around the country will be in federal court in Tampa, Florida to argue before a panel of federal judges whether...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Power Morcellator Cases Transferred to Kansas

Power morcellators are electric surgical devices used to cut tissue has been used in recent years as an alternative to traditional, abdominal surgical hysterectomies, laparotomies and myomectomies. In April 2014, the...more

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