Earlier this year, testing on a number of popular sunscreen products revealed the presence of benzene. Benzene is a known carcinogen linked to multiple types of leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and other health issues. Manufacturers such as Coppertone and Johnson & Johnson have issued voluntary recalls on a number of sunscreen products due to concerns about …
Consumers rely on a wide variety of products every day. When you use a product for its intended purpose, you have a right to expect that it will work properly and safely. Unfortunately, defects can cause products to break and malfunction, potentially resulting in serious injuries and even death for unsuspecting consumers. If you or …
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is suing Juul Labs Inc. for their part in creating a public health crisis in Massachusetts, saying she wants the company that “started it all” held responsible. Healy claims that Juul has been using marketing techniques that target young people, such as recruiting celebrities that they look up to, placing …
Smith & Nephew was an early medical device company in the U.S. to obtain approval for their metal-on-metal hip replacement system named the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) system. The ‘pure’ BHR resurfacing hip surgery was soon adapted into the R3 Acetabular Total Hip Replacement (R3) system that placed a metal liner between the cup and …
E-cigarette companies, such as Juul, have a tendency to market their e-cigarettes to teenagers, effectively contributing to the epidemic of youth vaping. Nora D. Volkow, M.D, director of the National Institute of Drug Abuse, has stated that teens are drawn to these e-cigarettes due to their marketable technology, as well as the offering of multiple …
On June 26th, Bayer announced it is assembling a new team dedicated to handling the highly-publicized Roundup lawsuits. The eight-person committee will consist of shareholders, supervisory board members, and employee representatives. Additionally, Bayer hired attorney John H. Beisner to provide advice on mass tort litigation and the mediation process. Beisner has experience with similar cases, …
A California jury has sided with Alva and Alberta Pilliod of Livermore California in their lawsuit against the company Monsanto. They claimed that the extended use of Roundup, a popular weedkiller, played a key factor in the development of their Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The Pilliod’s say that they have been loyal customers to Monsanto, and have …
Bayer AG’s chief executive officer on Friday said the company faces 13,400 suits over the weedkiller Roundup as he defended last year’s $63 billion acquisition of Monsanto to shareholders at an annual meeting. Werner Baumann said that as of April 11 about 13,400 lawsuits have been filed over Roundup, according to a speech prepared for the …
On Tuesday, March 19, the United States Supreme Court held that a Navy contractor was liable for the damages that veterans sustained due to the exposure of materials that contained the carcinogen, Asbestos. The two plaintiffs in the case, Kenneth McAfee and John DeVries, alleged that the manufacturer failed to warn the servicemembers of the …
Johnson & Johnson was cleared of liability for the alleged presence of asbestos in their talcum powder in a New Jersey federal court last Thursday. The case was filed by Rosalind Henry over allegations that the company’s contaminated talcum powder caused the plaintiff mesothelioma. While the jury in New Brunswick returned a decision in favor …
