News & Analysis as of

Toxic Exposure World Health Organization

BCLP

IARC Classifies Automotive Gasoline as Carcinogenic to Humans

BCLP on

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)—a branch of the World Health Organization mandated to investigate potential causes of cancer—conducts its own hazard evaluations of suspected carcinogens and publishes...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

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l October 2019

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - House Passes Cannabis Banking Bill - The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the SAFE Banking Act, which allows financial-service firms to work with “cannabis-related...more

Cozen O'Connor

EPA versus the State of California: An Important Glyphosate Update

Cozen O'Connor on

Glyphosate is a widely used herbicide perhaps best known for being the active ingredient in the blockbuster weed killer Roundup®.  As many readers are probably aware, Roundup® is currently the subject of both state and...more

Perkins Coie

Notable Ruling: Glyphosate Verdict—Implications for Food Litigation

Perkins Coie on

As you all know, the Northern District of California jury found earlier this week that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide product was a “substantial factor” in causing a plaintiff’s non Hodgkin lymphoma. The defendants and industry...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Monsanto verdict reduced but case highlights jury realities in products cases

Recently, a jury in San Francisco was asked to determine whether “Roundup,” the world’s most popular and widely used herbicide, causes cancer - a question debated in hundreds of studies by oncologists, clinicians, chemists...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Fumes, Ultraviolet Radiation from Welding Named Carcinogens by IARC

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on

Welding fumes and ultraviolet radiation from welding have recently been classified as Group 1 carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization’s specialized cancer agency....more

7 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide