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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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® …
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 …
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 …
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 …
