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Blog: Class Action

Monsanto Opposes Victim’s Wishes in Cancer Trial

Posted on: December 17, 2018. Category: Class Action, Defective Products

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In a lawsuit filed against Monsanto company, attorneys representing plaintiff Richard Giglio requested an expedited trial due to Giglio’s short time left to live. Giglio, a California resident, was fatally diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The diagnosis is attributed to exposure to toxic chemicals in the weed killer called, Roundup. On November 30, Monsanto’s legal team …

Johnson & Johnson Found Responsible for Hip Implant Defect

Posted on: September 6, 2018. Category: Class Action, Defective Products

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In November 2017, six plaintiffs won a $245 million lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson. A federal jury in Dallas found that Johnson & Johnson was responsible for the defects present in their Pinnacle hip implants and awarded each of the six plaintiffs between $37 million and $49 million. The defective implants were found …

Plaintiffs Win in Class Action Lawsuit Against Johnson & Johnson

Posted on: August 30, 2018. Category: Class Action

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On July 12, 2018, Missouri’s St. Louis Circuit Court upheld the decision to award 22 plaintiffs $4.7 billion on the basis of asbestos being present in Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder. Johnson & Johnson vehemently denied the presence of the carcinogenic substance in their talcum powder, but the jury verdict maintained that the company knew …

Roundup Weed Killer Cancer Claims Move to Trial

Posted on: July 17, 2018. Category: Class Action

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Last week a U.S. judge in San Francisco made a ruling that will allow hundreds of lawsuits against Monsanto, the maker of weed killer Roundup, to move forward. Cancer victims and their families say that the agrochemical manufacturer knew that Roundup’s active ingredient glyphosate was a cancer risk, but failed to warn the public. Monsanto …

Whitley’s Whitney Butcher Appointed to Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for Hip Resurfacing Multidistrict Litigation

Posted on: July 19, 2017. Category: Class Action

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Associate Whitney Butcher has been appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the Smith and Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing multidistrict litigation by the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Multidistrict litigation is a procedure that allows the courts to consolidate and handle similar cases more efficiently. Butcher’s selection is part of the …

Charlotte School of Law Loses DOE Funding

Posted on: January 4, 2017. Category: Class Action

Department of Education rescinds funding due to shady practices

The US Department of Education has pulled access to federal financial aid dollars from Charlotte School of Law, a for-profit institution in Charlotte, North Carolina. The DOE claims the school has been misleading about its students’ performance on the North Carolina state bar exam and their prospects for finding work after graduation that would help …

Talcum Body Powder Lawsuits Are Now Being Accepted By the Whitley Law Firm

Posted on: June 25, 2014. Category: Class Action

Talc-Based Powder Products Could Cause Ovarian Cancer Have you used talcum powder products? Then you need to be aware of the risks that could be linked to this usage. The mineral talc is a key ingredient in commonly used products that include: Baby powder (including Johnson’s® baby powder) Body powder (such as Shower to Shower® …

Benjamin Whitley Writes Article for Boom! Magazine™: “What Is a Class Action?”

Posted on: March 10, 2014. Category: Class Action

The Whitley Law Firm is pleased to announce that our very own Attorney Benjamin Whitley has written an article that addresses a common legal question, an article that is to be published in an upcoming edition of Boom! Magazine™. This is a lifestyle magazine that reaches more than 80,000 readers in North Carolina, helping readers …

Zoloft Lawsuits Claim Product Fails to Treat Depression

Posted on: March 21, 2013. Category: Class Action

In a society that relies heavily on medicine for our everyday lives, it is easy to wonder whether it is really effective or not? Or perhaps the pharmaceutical companies are just doing whatever they can to make money and therefore they make medicine for conditions that can’t be treated? Perhaps some medicines claim to accomplish …

Sketchers Shape-Ups Face Lawsuits for Severe Fracture Injuries

Posted on: March 20, 2013. Category: Class Action

We have all heard about Sketchers Shape-Ups, the shoes that are allegedly supposed to help users walk better, support their back and help their posture, as well as tone their legs. With many users choosing to invest in this product, there is now a growing concern that these shoes don’t actually measure up to the …

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